The cloned eceriferum genes of Arabidopsis and the corresponding glossy genes in maize

Plant Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 36, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 157-166

  Post Beittenmiller, Dusty ^a  

^a PLANT BIOLOGY DIVISION   (United States)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis thaliana; Cuticle; Decarbonylase; Epicuticular wax; Fatty acyl elongation; Wax biosynthesis; Zea mays

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS ECERIFERUM; BIOSYNTHESIS; CLONED GENE; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; GENE ISOLATION; GENE SEQUENCING; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS ECERIFERUM; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; EMBRYOPHYTA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0031976608     PISSN: 09819428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0981-9428(98)80100-9     Document Type: Review

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