Diverse chalcone synthase superfamily enzymes from the most primitive vascular plant, Psilotum nudum

Planta

Volumn 214, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 75-84

  Yamazaki, Yasuyo ^b   Suh, Dae Yeon ^b   Sitthithaworn, Worapan ^b   Ishiguro, Kazuhiko ^b   Kobayashi, Yukie ^b   Shibuya, Masaaki ^c   Ebizuka, Yutaka ^c   Sankawa, Ushio ^a,b  

^a TOYAMA PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOYAMA   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chalcone synthase (superfamily); Phlorisovalerophenone synthase; Pinosylvinsynthase; Psilotum

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; BIODIVERSITY; BIOSYNTHESIS; CATALYST ACTIVITY; CLONING; ENZYMES;

CHALCONE SYNTHASE SUPERFAMILY ENZYMES;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

BRYOPHYTES; EMBRYOPHYTA; EQUISETUM; EQUISETUM ARVENSE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GYMNOSPERMAE; PSILOTACEAE; PSILOTOPHYTA; PSILOTUM; PSILOTUM NUDUM; PTERIDOPHYTA; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 0013262305     PISSN: 00320935     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004250100586     Document Type: Article

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