α-tocopherol synthesis by Capsicum fruit chromoplasts

Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 150, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 509-513

  Arango, Y ^a   Heise, K P ^a  

^a IBPUG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Capsicum fruits; chromoplasts; compartmentation; tocopherol synthesis

Indexed keywords

CAPSICUM; CAPSICUM ANNUUM;

EID: 0030980231     PISSN: 01761617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0176-1617(97)80312-4     Document Type: Article

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