Characterization of a single soybean cDNA encoding cytosolic and glyoxysomal isozymes of aspartate aminotransferase

Plant Molecular Biology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 99-108

  Gebhardt, Joan S ^a   Wadsworth, Gregory J ^b   Matthews, Benjamin F ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b BUFFALO STATE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspartate aminotransferase; cDNA; Glyoxysome; Isozyme; Peroxisomal targeting signal; Soybean

Indexed keywords

ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; GENE SEQUENCING; GENOME ANALYSIS; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; SOYBEAN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; CELL COMPARTMENTATION; CYTOSOL; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE LIBRARY; ISOENZYMES; MICROBODIES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN SORTING SIGNALS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SOYBEANS;

EMBRYOPHYTA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GLYCINE MAX; MEDICAGO SATIVA; UNIDENTIFIED BACTERIOPHAGE;

EID: 0032080549     PISSN: 01674412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005973019045     Document Type: Article

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