Molecular cloning and analysis of fructokinase expression in tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.)

Plant Science

Volumn 125, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 13-20

  Martinez Barajas, Eleazar ^a   Luethy, Michael H ^a   Randall, Douglas D ^a  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon metabolism; Fructokinase; Fruit development; Tomato

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; FRUCTOKINASE; MESSENGER RNA;

ARTICLE; CARBON DIOXIDE FIXATION; DNA LIBRARY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INDUCTION; FRUIT; MOLECULAR CLONING; OPEN READING FRAME; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT GROWTH; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN STABILITY; TOMATO;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 0030912715     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9452(97)04620-7     Document Type: Article

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