Characterization of Vitis vinifera L. glutamine synthetase and molecular cloning of cDNAs for the cytosolic enzyme

Plant Molecular Biology

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 983-992

  Loulakakis, Konstantinos A ^a   Roubelakis Angelakis, Kalliopi A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

cDNA cloning; gene expression; glutamine synthetase; grapevine; nitrogen; Vitis vinifera

Indexed keywords

EMBRYOPHYTA; VITIS; VITIS VINIFERA;

EID: 0030221423     PISSN: 01674412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00040717     Document Type: Review

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