Compound: Catharanthine

MF

C21H24N2O2

MW

336.47

Function

anticancer drug

Basic Organisms

Catharanthus roseus

Precursor

stemmadenine

Host

Nicotiana benthamiana

Synthesis Type

transient expression

Downstream Gene

CS

Pathway

pathway

Reference

Caputi L, Franke J, Farrow S C, et al. Missing enzymes in the biosynthesis of the anticancer drug vinblastine in Madagascar periwinkle[J]. Science, 2018, 360(6394): 1235-1239.