Characterization of Zea mays endosperm C-24 sterol methyltransferase: One of two types of sterol methyltransferase in higher plants

Plant Molecular Biology

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 891-896

  Grebenok, Robert J ^a,b   Galbraith, David W ^a   Della Penna, Dean ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b CANISIUS COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cloning; Methyltransferase; Phytosterol; Yeast complementation; Zea mays

Indexed keywords

DELTA 24 STEROL METHYLTRANSFERASE; DELTA 24-STEROL METHYLTRANSFERASE; ERGOSTEROL; METHYLTRANSFERASE; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYME INDUCTION; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; GENETICS; MAIZE; METHYLATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLANT SEED; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; ENZYME INDUCTION; ERGOSTEROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES, PLANT; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; METHYLATION; METHYLTRANSFERASES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLANT PROTEINS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SEEDS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; ZEA MAYS;

ARABIDOPSIS; EMBRYOPHYTA; GLYCINE MAX; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0031214093     PISSN: 01674412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005818210641     Document Type: Article

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