Molecular and biochemical characterization of tomato farnesyl-protein transferase

Plant Physiology

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 767-777

  Schmitt, Detlef ^a   Callan, Kris ^a   Gruissem, Wilhelm ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATRIPLEX NUMMULARIA; EUKARYOTA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0030266778     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.112.2.767     Document Type: Article

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