Viviparous-5 encodes phytoene desaturase, an enzyme essential for abscisic acid (ABA) accumulation and seed development in maize

Molecular and General Genetics

Volumn 257, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 167-176

  Hable, W E ^a,b   Oishi, K K ^a,c,d   Schumaker, K S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^c The University of Arizona   (United States)

^d Croptech Development Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Abscisic acid; Carotenoids; Phytoene desaturase; Seed development

Indexed keywords

ABSCISIC ACID; CAROTENOID; ENZYME; PHYTOENE DESATURASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACCUMULATION; EMBRYO; GENE DELETION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE INSERTION; GENE LOCUS; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; MAIZE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT SEED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION MAPPING; TISSUE SPECIFICITY;

ABSCISIC ACID; ALLELES; CAROTENOIDS; ENZYME INDUCTION; GENES, PLANT; OXIDOREDUCTASES; PLANT PROTEINS; POLYISOPRENYL PHOSPHATES; RNA, MESSENGER; RNA, PLANT; SEEDS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; ZEA MAYS;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0031908993     PISSN: 00268925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004380050636     Document Type: Article

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