Progress in the chemistry of organic natural products 105
Éditeur :
Springer International Publishing AG
ISBN :
9783319842219
Date de publication :
13 juil. 2018
Dimensions :
23,5 x 15,5 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Suisse
The first contribution reviews the occurrence of xanthine alkaloids in the plant kingdom and the elucidation of the caffeine biosynthesis pathway, providing details of the N-methyltransferases, belonging to the motif B' methyltransferase family which catalyze three steps in the four step pathway leading from xanthosine to caffeine.