Spermine and spermidine hydroxycinnamoyl transferases in Aphelandra tetragona

Plant Science

Volumn 113, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 149-156

  Hedberg, Christina ^a   Hesse, Manfred ^a   Werner, Christa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Aphelandra tetragona; Aphelandrine; Hydroxycinnamoyl transferases; Spermidine; Spermine; Stems

Indexed keywords

APHELANDRA TETRAGONA;

EID: 0030056922     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0168-9452(95)04298-9     Document Type: Article

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