reviewBiochemical JournalApr 26, 2012Closed access

Gibberellin biosynthesis and its regulation

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Abstract

The GAs (gibberellins) comprise a large group of diterpenoid carboxylic acids that are ubiquitous in higher plants, in which certain members function as endogenous growth regulators, promoting organ expansion and developmental changes. These compounds are also produced by some species of lower plants, fungi and bacteria, although, in contrast to higher plants, the function of GAs in these organisms has only recently been investigated and is still unclear. In higher plants, GAs are synthesized by the action of terpene cyclases, cytochrome P450 mono-oxygenases and 2-oxoglutarate-dependent dioxygenases localized, respectively, in plastids, the endomembrane system and the cytosol. The concentration of biologically…

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Keywords
  • Endomembrane system
  • Biosynthesis
  • Gibberellin
  • Biology
  • Function (biology)
  • Biochemistry
  • Cytochrome P450
  • Plastid
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Life in Land
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