Cytosolic β-cyanoalanine synthase activity attributed to cysteine synthases in cocklebur seeds. Purification and characterization of cytosolic cysteine synthases

Plant and Cell Physiology

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 671-680

  Maruyama, Akiko ^a   Ishizawa, Kimiharu ^a   Takagi, Takashi ^a   Esashi, Yohji ^b  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Joint Bio Laboratory   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cocklebur; Cyanide; Cysteine synthase (EC 4.2.99.8); Seed germination; Cyanoalanine synthase (EC 4.4.1.9)

Indexed keywords

BETA CYANOALANINE SYNTHASE; CYSTEINE SYNTHASE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME PURIFICATION;

XANTHIUM; XANTHIUM PENNSYLVANICUM;

EID: 0031850228     PISSN: 00320781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.pcp.a029421     Document Type: Article

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