A flavonoid 7-O-methyltransferase is expressed in barely leaves in response to pathogen attack

Plant Molecular Biology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 219-227

  Christensen, Anders B ^a   Gregersen, Per L ^a   Olsen, Carl E ^a   Collinge, David B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Blumeria graminis (syn. Erysiphe graminis); Defence response; Flavonoid 7 O methyltransferase; Hordeum vulgare; Phytoalexin

Indexed keywords

3 METHYLQUERCETIN 0 7 METHYLTRANSFERASE; 3-METHYLQUERCETIN 0-7-METHYLTRANSFERASE; FLAVONOID; METHYLTRANSFERASE; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; ASCOMYCETES; BARLEY; BIOSYNTHESIS; ENZYMOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; KINETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR CLONING; PATHOGENICITY; PLANT LEAF;

ASCOMYCOTA; CLONING, MOLECULAR; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLAVONOIDS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; HORDEUM; KINETICS; METHYLTRANSFERASES; PLANT LEAVES; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

ASCOMYCOTA; BLUMERIA GRAMINIS; EMBRYOPHYTA; ERYSIPHE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGI; HORDEUM; HORDEUM VULGARE; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE;

EID: 0031907592     PISSN: 01674412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005985609313     Document Type: Article

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