Putrescine aminopropyltransferase is responsible for biosynthesis of spermidine, spermine, and multiple uncommon polyamines in osmotic stress-tolerant alfalfa

Plant Physiology

Volumn 114, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 445-454

  Bagga, Suman ^a   Rochford, James ^a   Klaene, Zita ^a   Kuehn, Glenn D ^a   Phillips, Gregory C ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1,3 PROPANEDIAMINE; 5 METHYLTHIOADENOSINE; ASSAY; BIOSYNTHESIS; CYCLOHEXYLAMMONIUM SULFATE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HOMOCALDOHEXAMINE; HOMOCALDOPENTAMINE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; OSMOTIC STRESS; POLYAMINE; SPECIFICITY; SPERMIDINE; SPERMIDINE SYNTHASE; SPERMINE; STRESS TOLERANCE; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

EMBRYOPHYTA; MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 0031403404     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.114.2.445     Document Type: Article

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