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Catharanthus
A plant genus of the family Apocynaceae. It is the source of VINCA ALKALOIDS, used in leukemia chemotherapy.
Year introduced: 2002
CRSD4H protein, Catharanthus roseus [Supplementary Concept]
2-oxoglutarate-dependent enzyme from Catharanthus roseus; requires Fe and ascorbate; catalyzes the next to last step in biosynthesis of vindoline from tryptophan; may be identical to EC 1.14.11.11
Date introduced: April 13, 1993
Catharanthus roseus extract [Supplementary Concept]
dried leaf extract of plant has antifertility properties
Date introduced: October 2, 1985
16-methoxytabersonine methyltransferase, Catharanthus roseus [Supplementary Concept]
catalyzes the conversion of 16-hydroxytabersonine to 16-methoxytabersonine
Date introduced: April 5, 2008
CYP71D12 protein, Catharanthus roseus [Supplementary Concept]
GenBank AJ238612
Date introduced: October 10, 1999
ORCA3 protein, plant [Supplementary Concept]
a jasmonate-responsive APETALA2 (AP2)-domain transcription factor from Catharanthus roseus; has been sequenced
Date introduced: July 24, 2000
ORCA1 protein, Catharanthus roseus [Supplementary Concept]
a jasmonate and elicitor-inducible AP2-domain transcription factor isolated from periwinkle; amino acid sequence in first source; GenBank AJ238739
Date introduced: October 19, 1999
ORCA2 protein, Catharanthus roseus [Supplementary Concept]
a jasmonate and elicitor-inducible AP2-domain transcription factor isolated from periwinkle; amino acid sequence in first source; GenBank AJ238740
cyc07 protein, Catharanthus roseus [Supplementary Concept]
amino acid sequence given in first source; isolated from Catharanthus roseus; an S-phase-specific protein
Date introduced: June 4, 1993