Enzymatic properties of chorismate synthase isozymes of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.)

Planta

Volumn 200, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 64-70

  Braun, Martin ^a   Henstrand, John M ^a   Görlach, Jörn ^a,b   Amrhein, Nikolaus ^a   Schmid, Jürg ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b Ciba Geigy Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Chorismate synthase; Isozymes; Lycopersicon; Shikimate pathway

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI; LYCOPERSICON; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 0029845997     PISSN: 00320935     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00196650     Document Type: Article

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