cDNA cloning and differential expression of three caffeic acid O-methyltransferase homologues from perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne)

Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 153, Issue 5-6, 1998, Pages 649-657

  Heath, R ^a   Huxley, H ^a   Stone, B ^a   Spangenberg, G ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Lignin; Lolium perenne; O methyltransferase; Perennial ryegrass

Indexed keywords

BIOSYNTHESIS; CAFFEIC ACID O METHYLTRANSFERASE; CDNA LIBRARY; DIFFERENTIAL DISPLAY; DNA BLOT ANALYSIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FESTUCA ARUNDINACEA; HOMOLOGOUS RECOMBINATION; LIGNIN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PLANT GENETICS; PLANT PRODUCT; RNA ANALYSIS;

LOLIUM PERENNE;

EID: 0032420443     PISSN: 01761617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0176-1617(98)80216-2     Document Type: Article

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