Separation, subcellular location and influence of sulphur nutrition on isoforms of cysteine synthase in spinach

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 49, Issue 327, 1998, Pages 1625-1636

  Warrilow, Andrew Graham Samuel ^a   Hawkesford, Malcolm John ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cysteine synthase isoforms (expression of); Spinacea oleracea L.; Sulphur deficiency

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031669094     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/49.327.1625     Document Type: Article

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