Three differentially expressed S-adenosylmethionine synthetases from Catharanthus roseus: Molecular and functional characterization

Plant Molecular Biology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 211-222

  Schröder, Gudrun ^a   Eichel, Johannes ^a   Breinig, Sabine ^a   Schröder, Joachim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Catharanthus roseus; heterologous expression; isoenzymes; methyl cycle; S adenosyl L methionine synthetase

Indexed keywords

CATHARANTHUS ROSEUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0030977750     PISSN: 01674412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005711720930     Document Type: Article

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