Molecular cloning and characterization of a UDP-glucose-4-epimerase gene (galE) and its expression in pea tissues

Plant Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 555-562

  Lake, Marc R ^a   Williamson, Cynthia L ^b   Slocum, Robert D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b GOUCHER COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

GalE; Pisum sativum; UDP galactose; UDP glucose; UDP glucose 4 epimerase

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; ENZYME PRECURSOR; GENE EXPRESSION; MESSENGER RNA; MOLECULAR CLONING; NORTHERN BLOTTING; OPEN READING FRAME; PISUM SATIVUM; PLANT GENETICS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; URIDINE DIPHOSPHATE GLUCOSE 4 EPIMERASE;

EMBRYOPHYTA; EUKARYOTA; GALE; PISUM SATIVUM; PROKARYOTA; SATIVUM;

EID: 0032142978     PISSN: 09819428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0981-9428(98)80002-8     Document Type: Article

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