Enzymes of lysine metabolism from Coix lacryma-jobi seeds

Plant Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 25-32

  Lugli, Juverlande ^a   Campbell, Adriano ^b   Gaziola, Salete A ^b   Smith, Richard J ^c   Lea, Peter J ^c   Azevedo, Ricardo A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

AEC; AK; Aspartate kinase; Coix lacryma jobi; DHDPS; Dihydrodipicolinate synthase; Homoserine dehydrogenase; HSDH; LOR; Lysine; Lysine 2 oxoglutarate reductase; S 2 aminoethyl L cysteine; Saccharopine dehydrogenase; Threonine

Indexed keywords

COIX; COIX LACRYMA-JOBI; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0001806955     PISSN: 09819428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0981-9428(01)01343-2     Document Type: Article

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