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Confirmation of Conjugation Processes during TNT Metabolism by Axenic Plant Roots by Bhadra, R, Wayment, D. G, Hughes, J. B, Shanks, J. V

“…This paper examines processes in plants for the formation of fate products of TNT beyond its aminated reduction products, 2-amino-4,6-dinitrotoluene and…”
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Studies on plant-mediated fate of the explosives RDX and HMX by Bhadra, R., Wayment, D.G., Williams, R.K., Barman, S.N., Stone, M.B., Hughes, J.B., Shanks, J.V.

“…The fate of the explosives RDX and HMX on exposure to plants was investigated in ‘natural’ aquatic systems of Myriophyllum aquaticum for 16 days, and in axenic…”
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Characterization of Oxidation Products of TNT Metabolism in Aquatic Phytoremediation Systems of Myriophyllum aquaticum by Bhadra, R, Spanggord, R. J, Wayment, D. G, Hughes, J. B, Shanks, J. V

“…TNT transformation processes in sediment-free, “natural”, aquatic phytoremediation systems of Myriophyllum aquaticum were investigated with specific interest…”
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Effect of elicitor dosage and exposure time on biosynthesis of indole alkaloids by Catharanthus roseus hairy root cultures by Rijhwani, S.K, Shanks, J.V

“…Late exponential phase hairy root cultures of Catharanthus roseus were elicited with pectinase and jasmonic acid. The effects of elicitor concentration and…”
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Effects of buffered media upon growth and alkaloid production of Catharanthus roseus hairy roots by MORGAN, J. A, BARNEY, C. S, PENN, A. H, SHANKS, J. V

“…The influence of buffered media upon the growth and alkaloid productivity of Catharanthus roseus hairy root culture was examined. As expected, the buffers…”
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Phytotransformation of trinitrotoluene (TNT) and distribution of metabolic products in Myriophyllum aquaticum by Vanderford, M, Shanks, J.V, Hughes, J.B

“…Dissolved [U-ring-14C]2,4,6-trinitrotoluene, when exposed to Myriophyllum aquaticum plants, was transformed with approximately 30% of products recovered in the…”
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Transient studies of nutrient uptake, growth, and indole alkaloid accumulation in heterotrophic cultures of hairy roots of Catharanthus roseus by Bhadra, R. (Rice University, Houston, TX.), Shanks, J.V

“…The kinetics of growth, the uptake of macronutrients, and the accumulation of indole alkaloids were investigated in long-term, heterotrophically cultured…”
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Quantification of metabolites in the indole alkaloid pathways of Catharanthus roseus: Implications for metabolic engineering by Shanks, Jacqueline V., Bhadra, Rajiv, Morgan, John, Rijhwani, Sushil, Vani, Sundeep

“…In this article, we present a review of the current state of metabolic engineering in Catharanthus roseus. A significant amount of research has contributed to…”
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Inhibitor studies of tabersonine metabolism in C. roseus hairy roots by Morgan, John A, Shanks, Jacqueline V

“…The conversion of tabersonine to lochnericine and hörhammericine was investigated in C. roseus hairy roots cell cultures. The accumulation of lochnericine and…”
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Plant ‘hairy root’ culture by Shanks, Jacqueline V, Morgan, John

“…Due to their fast growth rates and biochemical stability, ‘hairy root’ cultures remain unsurpassed as the choice for model root systems and have promise as a…”
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Metabolic engineering of the indole pathway in Catharanthus roseus hairy roots and increased accumulation of tryptamine and serpentine by Hughes, Erik H., Hong, Seung-Beom, Gibson, Susan I., Shanks, Jacqueline V., San, Ka-Yiu

“…Transgenic hairy roots of Catharanthus roseus were established with glucocorticoid inducible tryptophan decarboxylase (TDC) expression alone or in combination…”
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Effect of Subculture Cycle on Growth and Indole Alkaloid Production by Catharanthus roseus Hairy Root Cultures by Rijhwani, Sushil K., Shanks, Jacqueline V.

“…The effect of subculture cycles on Catharanthus roseus hairy root culture growth and indole alkaloid production was investigated by adapting the cultures to…”
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Determination of metabolic rate-limitations by precursor feeding in Catharanthus roseus hairy root cultures by Morgan, J.A, Shanks, J.V

“…Precursors from the terpenoid and tryptophan branches were fed to Catharanthus roseus to determine which of the two branches limits metabolic flux to indole…”
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Improvements in metabolic flux analysis using carbon bond labeling experiments: bondomer balancing and Boolean function mapping by Sriram, Ganesh, Shanks, Jacqueline V.

“…The biosynthetically directed fractional 13C labeling method for metabolic flux evaluation relies on performing a 2-D [ 13C, 1H] NMR experiment on extracts…”
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Metabolic Engineering of Plants for Alkaloid Production by Hughes, Erik H., Shanks, Jacqueline V.

“…Alkaloids purified from plants provide many pharmacologically active compounds, including leading chemotherapy drugs. As is generally true of secondary…”
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Strategies and challenges in metabolic engineering by Bailey, J E, Birnbaum, S, Galazzo, J L, Khosla, C, Shanks, J V

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Influence of aeration on cytoplasmic pH of yeast in an NMR airlift bioreactor by Melvin, B.K. (Rice University, Houston, TX.), Shanks, J.V

“…Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy has been increasingly pursued as a tool for noninvasive, real‐time studies of metabolic processes of cell suspensions…”
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In situ NMR systems by Shanks, J V

“…In situ NMR is becoming an established technology for applications in bioprocessing and metabolic engineering. The in situ NMR biosensor acts as a noninvasive…”
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TNT phytotransformation pathway characteristics of Arabidopsis: role of aromatic hydroxylamines by Subramanian, M, Oliver, D.J, Shanks, J.V

“…Basic knowledge of the plant transformation pathways of TNT will aid phytoremediation design and assessment. While TNT transformation by plant metabolism has…”
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Characterization of an Inducible Promoter System in Catharanthus roseus Hairy Roots by Hughes, Erik H., Hong, Seung-Beom, Shanks, Jacqueline V., San, Ka-Yiu, Gibson, Susan I.

“…Transgenic hairy root cultures of Catharanthus roseus were established with a glucocorticoid‐inducible promoter controlling the expression of green fluorescent…”
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