Characterization of Δ9 acyl-lipid desaturase homologues from Arabidopsis thaliana

Plant and Cell Physiology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 247-253

  Fukuchi Mizutani, Masako ^a   Tasaka, Yasushi ^b   Tanaka, Yoshikazu ^a   Ashikari, Toshihiko ^a   Kusumi, Takaaki ^a   Murata, Norio ^b  

^a SUNTORY LTD   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR BASIC BIOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis thaliana; Desaturase; Fatty acid; Low temperature

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME INDUCTION; ENZYME STRUCTURE; LIPID DESATURASE;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; CYANOBACTERIA; EMBRYOPHYTA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0032005925     PISSN: 00320781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.pcp.a029364     Document Type: Article

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