Molecular and biochemical characterization of three anthocyanin synthetic enzymes from Gentiana triflora

Plant and Cell Physiology

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 711-716

  Tanaka, Yoshikazu ^a   Yonekura, Keiko ^a   Fukuchi Mizutani, Masako ^a   Fukui, Yuko ^a   Fujiwara, Hiroyuki ^a   Ashikari, Toshihiko ^a   Kusumi, Takaaki ^a  

^a SUNTORY LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anthocyanin; Cloning; Flavonoid; Gene expression; Gentian (Gentiana triflora)

Indexed keywords

GENTIANA; GENTIANA TRIFLORA;

EID: 0030199079     PISSN: 00320781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.pcp.a029004     Document Type: Article

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