Specialized Defense—Isoflavonoids in Legumes

P450 Mediated Production of Aikaioids with Medicinai importance 

The CYP80 family involved in the production of (S )-reticuline in the opium poppy is not at all represented in the Arabidopsis genome. This reflects the fact that the production of a specific alkaloid typically is restricted to a particular plant species or to a limited number of species within a family. Accordingly, it is normally not possible to 

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