Nopaline

Nopaline

Nopaline is one of the Opines. Ti plasmids are classified on the basis of the different types of Opines they produce. These may be Nopaline plasmids, Octopine Plasmids and Agropine Plasmids. These Opines are condensation products of amino acids and keto acids or may be from sugar. The Opines are used as Carbon and Nitrogen sources and metabolized by Agrobacterium.