Article
DNA sequence and expression variation of hop (Humulus lupulus) valerophenone synthase (VPS), a key gene in bitter acid biosynthesis.
Annals of botany - 1 Aug 2008
Castro Consuelo B, Whittock Lucy D, Whittock Simon P, Leggett Grey, Koutoulis Anthony
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The hop plant (Humulus lupulus) is a source of many secondary metabolites, with bitter acids essential in the beer brewing industry and others having potential applications for human health. This study investigated variation in DNA sequence and gene expression of valerophenone synthase (VPS), a key gene in the bitter acid biosynthesis pathway of hop. METHODS: Sequence variation was studied in 12...
Topics
- Acyltransferases
- Base Sequence
- Cyclohexenes
- DNA Primers
- DNA, Plant
- Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental
- Genes, Plant
- Genetic Variation
- Humulus
- Plant Leaves
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
- Polyubiquitin
- Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction