A reverse transcriptase activity in potato mitochondria

Plant Molecular Biology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 365-372

  Moenne, Alejandra ^a   Bégu, Dominique ^b   Jordana, Xavier ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTIAGO DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

DNA polymerase; plant mitochondria; potato (Solanum tuberosum); reverse transcriptase; reverse transcriptase inhibitors

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEUROSPORA CRASSA; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; TUBEROSUM;

EID: 0030152384     PISSN: 01674412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00021796     Document Type: Article

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