The functional expression of the CHS-D and CHS-E genes of the common morning glory (Ipomoea purpurea) in Escherichia coli and characterization of their gene products

Plant Biotechnology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 203-210

  Shiokawa, Ken Ichi ^a,c   Inagaki, Yoshishige ^b   Morita, Hiroyuki ^a   Hsu, Tzu Jung ^a   Iida, Shigeru ^b   Noguchi, Hiroshi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHIZUOKA   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR BASIC BIOLOGY   (Japan)

^c ALPS Pharmaceutical Ind Co Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bisnoryangonin; Chalcone synthase; Ipomoea purpurea; p coumaroylacetoacetic acid synthase

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000717957     PISSN: 13424580     EISSN: 13476114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5511/plantbiotechnology.17.203     Document Type: Article

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