TerSynDB

Plant Species

Theobroma cacao


Plant Species

Common Name

Clade

Family

Theobroma cacao Cacao Angiosperms Malvaceae
Description
Theobroma cacao is the taxonomic classification for the plant also called the cacao tree and the cocoa tree, which is a small (4?8 m (13?26 ft) tall) evergreen tree in the family Malvaceae, native to the deep tropical regions of Central and South America. Its seeds, cocoa beans, are used to make cocoa mass, cocoa powder, confectionery, ganache and chocolate.

Terpene synthase sequences

TerSynDB

Terpene synthase C terminal domain sequence

Theobroma cacao

Terpene synthase N terminal domain sequence

Theobroma cacao

Terpene synthase UniProtKB Sequences entries

Theobroma cacao

 

References

Argout, Xavier; Salse, Jerome; Aury, Jean-Marc; Guiltinan, Mark J; Droc, Gaetan; Gouzy, Jerome; Allegre, Mathilde; Chaparro, Cristian; et al. (2010). The genome of Theobroma cacao". Nature Genetics. 43 (2): 101?8. PMID 21186351. doi:10.1038/ng.736."