Lysine accumulation in maize cell cultures transformed with a lysine- insensitive form of maize dihydrodipicolinate synthase

Theoretical and Applied Genetics

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 70-77

  Bittel, D C ^a   Shaver, J M ^a   Somers, D A ^a   Gengenbach, B G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspartate kinase; Dihydrodipicolinate synthase; Lysine; Maize; Transformation

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0029788018     PISSN: 00405752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00222953     Document Type: Article

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