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Peter J. Facchini
Researcher at University of Calgary
Publications - 156
Citations - 9692
Peter J. Facchini is an academic researcher from University of Calgary. The author has contributed to research in topics: Opium Poppy & Benzylisoquinoline. The author has an hindex of 54, co-authored 150 publications receiving 8626 citations. Previous affiliations of Peter J. Facchini include University of British Columbia & Université de Montréal.
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ALKALOID BIOSYNTHESIS IN PLANTS: Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Molecular Regulation, and Metabolic Engineering Applications.
TL;DR: The early events of signal perception, the pathways of signal transduction, and the function of gene promoters have been studied in relation to the regulation of alkaloid metabolism.
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Alkaloid Biosynthesis: Metabolism and Trafficking
Jörg Ziegler,Peter J. Facchini +1 more
TL;DR: The application of genomics to the alkaloid field has accelerated the discovery of cDNAs encoding previously elusive biosynthetic enzymes, and technologies, such as large-scale gene expression analyses and metabolic engineering approaches with transgenic plants, have provided new insights into the regulatory architecture of alkaloids metabolism.
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Benzylisoquinoline Alkaloid Metabolism: A Century of Discovery and a Brave New World
TL;DR: The growing repository of BIA biosynthetic genes is providing the parts required to apply emerging synthetic biology platforms to the development of production systems in microbes as an alternative to plants as a commecial source of valuable BIAs.
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Plant aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylases: evolution, biochemistry, regulation, and metabolic engineering applications
TL;DR: A comprehensive survey of the extensive literature relevant to the evolution, physiology, biochemistry, regulation, and genetic engineering applications of plant aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylases (AADCs) is presented.
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Got milk? The secret life of laticifers.
TL;DR: The anatomy, development and physiology of laticifers are discussed with a focus on evolutionary and ecological perspectives.