cDNA cloning and characterization of a 3′/57prime;-O-methyltransferase for partially methylated flavonols from Chrysosplenium americanum

Plant Molecular Biology

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1163-1169

  Gauthier, Antonin ^a   Gulick, Patrick J ^a   Ibrahim, Ragai K ^a  

^a Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (Canada)

Author keywords

cDNA cloning; Chrysosplenium americanum; Flavonol 3 5 O methyltransferase

Indexed keywords

CHRYSOSPLENIUM AMERICANUM;

EID: 0030474572     PISSN: 01674412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf00041401     Document Type: Article

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