Subcellular location of the tetrapyrrole synthesis enzyme porphobilinogen deaminase in higher plants: An immunological investigation

Planta

Volumn 199, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 557-564

  Witty, Michael ^a   Jones, Russell M ^b   Robb, Matthew S ^a   Shoolingin Jordan, Peter M ^c   Smith, Alison G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis; Chlorophyll biosynthesis; Plastid; Porphobilinogen deaminase (purification, subcellular location)

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; EMBRYOPHYTA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0029840277     PISSN: 00320935     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00195187     Document Type: Article

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