Two novel thioesterases are key determinants of the bimodal distribution of acyl chain length of Cuphea palustris seed oil

Plant Physiology

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 203-210

  Dehesh, Katayoon ^a   Edwards, Patricia ^a   Hayes, Thomas ^a   Cranmer, Ann M ^a   Fillatti, Joanne ^a  

^a Calgene Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CUPHEA PALUSTRIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; SPERMATOPHYTA;

EID: 0030021270     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.110.1.203     Document Type: Article

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