An Embryo-Defective Mutant of Arabidopsis Disrupted in the Final Step of Biotin Synthesis

Plant Physiology

Volumn 116, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 935-946

  Patton, David A ^a   Schetter, Amy L ^b   Franzmann, Linda H ^b   Nelson, Karin ^a   Ward, Eric R ^a   Meinke, David W ^b  

^a NOVARTIS PHARMA AG   (Switzerland)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0001308625     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.116.3.935     Document Type: Article

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