Biosynthesis of lignans in plant species of the section Linum: pinoresinol-lariciresinol reductase and justicidin B 7-hydroxylase [Elektronische Ressource] / by Shiva Hemmati

Biosynthesis of lignans in plant species of the section Linum: pinoresinol-lariciresinol reductase and justicidin B 7-hydroxylase Inaugural-Dissertation submitted to the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences Heinrich-Heine University, Düsseldorf in fulfillment of the requirement for doctoral degree (Dr. rer. nat) by Shiva Hemmati from Shiraz Düsseldorf, 2007 From the Institut für Entwicklungs-und Molekularbiologie der Pflanzen, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Universitätsstr. 1, D-40225 Düsseldorf, Germany Printed with the permission of the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Heinrich-Heine University, Düsseldorf Referee: Prof. Dr. A. W. Alfermann Coreferee1: Prof. Dr. S. M. Li Coreferee 2: Prof. Dr. D. Ober Date of oral examination: 19.11.2007 Table of contents Table of contents 1. Introduction 1.1. The genus Linum and its infrageneric taxa 1 1.1.1.