Identification and partial characterization of the pectin methyltransferase 'homogalacturonan-methyltransferase' from membranes of tobacco cell suspensions

Plant Physiology

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 337-347

  Goubet, Florence ^a   Council, Leona N ^a   Mohnen, Debra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

5 METHYLTETRAHYDROFOLIC ACID; ALCOHOL; C6 CARBOXYL DERIVATIVE; CHLOROFORM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME KINETICS; ENZYME STRUCTURE; FRACTIONATION; HOMOGALACTURONAN METHYLTRANSFERASE; METHYLETHERIFICATION; PECTIN METHYLTRANSFERASE; PH; PLANT CELL CULTURE; PRECIPITATION; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; SUSPENSION CELL CULTURE; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY; TRICHLOROACETIC ACID;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 0031760040     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.116.1.337     Document Type: Article

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