Quantitative 1H NMR metabolomics reveals extensive metabolic reprogramming of primary and secondary metabolism in elicitor-treated opium poppy cell cultures

Background. Opium poppy (Papaver somniferum) produces a diverse array of bioactive benzylisoquinoline alkaloids and has emerged as a model system to study plant alkaloid metabolism. The plant is cultivated as the only commercial source of the narcotic analgesics morphine and codeine, but also produc...

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Main Authors: Zulak, Katherine, Weljie, A., Vogel, H., Facchini, P.
Format: Journal Article
Published: BioMed Central Ltd 2008
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/9007