Localization of α-tocopherol synthesis in chromoplast envelope membranes of Capsicum annuum L. fruits

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 49, Issue 324, 1998, Pages 1259-1262

  Arango, Yolanda ^a   Heise, Klaus Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Capsicum fruits; Chromoplasts; Compartmentation; Envelope membranes; tocopherol synthesis

Indexed keywords

CAPSICUM; CAPSICUM ANNUUM;

EID: 0031817043     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/49.324.1259     Document Type: Article

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