Grapevine stilbene synthase cDNA only slightly differing from chalcone synthase cDNA is expressed in Escherichia coli into a catalytically active enzyme

Stilbene synthase is responsible for the formation of resveratrol and other stilbenes which function in grapevine as phytoalexins. A full-length stilbene synthase cDNA was prepared from grapevine mRNA and sequenced. The insert in pSV25 coding for a polypeptide with 392 amino acids was inserted into...

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Main Authors: Melchior, Frauke (Author) , Kindl, Helmut (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: July 30, 1990
In: FEBS letters
Year: 1990, Volume: 268, Issue: 1, Pages: 17-20
ISSN:1873-3468
DOI:10.1016/0014-5793(90)80961-H
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Author Notes:Frauke Melchior and Helmut Kindl
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Summary:Stilbene synthase is responsible for the formation of resveratrol and other stilbenes which function in grapevine as phytoalexins. A full-length stilbene synthase cDNA was prepared from grapevine mRNA and sequenced. The insert in pSV25 coding for a polypeptide with 392 amino acids was inserted into the vectors pKK233-2 and pDS12/RBSII-2, respectively. Expression of the cDNA in Escherichia coli yielded an enzyniatically active dimer exhibiting solely stilbene synthase activity. The protein was characterized by enzyme activity and Western blot analysis.
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ISSN:1873-3468
DOI:10.1016/0014-5793(90)80961-H