Structure and expression of a cDNA encoding a putative neoxanthin cleavage enzyme (NCE), isolated from a wilt-related tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) library

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 48, Issue 317, 1997, Pages 2111-2112

  Burbidge, Alan ^a   Grieve, Teresa ^a   Jackson, Alison ^b   Thompson, Andrew ^b   Taylor, Ian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ABA biosynthesis; Oxidative cleavage step; Tomato

Indexed keywords

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 0031436671     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/48.12.2111     Document Type: Article

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