Cloning and analysis of the gene for cystathionine γ-synthase from Arabidopsis thaliana

Plant Molecular Biology

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1117-1124

  Kim, Jungsup ^a   Leustek, Thomas ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis thaliana cystathionine synthase; Escherichia coli; functional complementation; higher plants; methionine biosynthesis

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; EMBRYOPHYTA; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0030460872     PISSN: 01674412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00041395     Document Type: Article

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