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. 2002 May;129(1):257–268. doi: 10.1104/pp.010957

Table I.

Requirements for (+)-costunolide synthase activity

Addition Percentage Product Formation ± sd
None 0 ± 0
1 mm NADPH 100 ± 8a
1 mm NADH 7 ± 2
1 mm NADPH + 1 mm NADH 109 ± 23
1 mm NADP++ NAD+ 1 ± 1
1 mm NADPH + argon atmosphere 0 ± 0
a

 One hundred percent enzyme activity corresponds to the summation of a dehydrosaussurea lactone (16), saussurea lactone (18), and leucodin (19) peak size of 0.35, 0.19, and 0.09 × internal standard (1 nmol of cis-nerolidol), respectively.