UDP-glucose:solasodine glucosyltransferase from eggplant (Solarium melongena L.) leaves: Partial purification and characterization

Acta Biochimica Polonica

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 43-54

  Pa̧czkowski, Cezary ^a   Kalinowska, Małgorzata ^a   Wojciechowski, Zdzisław A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

Author keywords

Glucosyltransferase; Glycoalkaloids; Solanum melongena; Solasodine

Indexed keywords

MELONGENA; SOLANUM MELONGENA; SOLARIUM; SOLARIUM MELONGENA;

GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASE; UDP GLUCOSE SOLASODINE GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASE; UDP-GLUCOSE SOLASODINE GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASE; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; ENZYMOLOGY; GLYCOSYLATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; PLANT;

GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASES; GLYCOSYLATION; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS;

EID: 0030630190     PISSN: 0001527X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18388/abp.1997_4438     Document Type: Article

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