ENGINEERING PATHWAYS FOR TRANSFORMATIONS OF MORPHINE ALKALOIDS

被引:19
作者
BRUCE, NC
FRENCH, CE
HAILES, AM
LONG, MT
RATHBONE, DA
机构
[1] The Institute of Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 1QT, Tennis Court Road
基金
英国生物技术与生命科学研究理事会;
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D O I
10.1016/S0167-7799(00)88946-5
中图分类号
Q81 [生物工程学(生物技术)]; Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号
071005 ; 0836 ; 090102 ; 100705 ;
摘要
Semisynthetic opiates provide some of the most potent analgesic compounds currently in clinical use, the majority of which are synthesized from the naturally occurring alkaloids morphine, codeine and thebaine. The use of recombinant DNA technology to engineer pathways for the biological synthesis of semisynthetic opiate drugs could offer significant advantages over existing chemical methods and may, ultimately, provide novel biosynthetic routes for the development of new therapeutics.
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