L-Galactono-γ-lactone dehydrogenase from sweet potato: Purification and cDNA sequence analysis

Plant and Cell Physiology

Volumn 39, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1350-1358

  Imai, Tsuyoshi ^a   Karita, Shuichi ^b   Shiratori, Gen Ichi ^a   Hattori, Miyo ^c   Nunome, Tsukasa ^a   Ôba, Kazuko ^c   Hirai, Masashi ^a  

^a FOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b MIE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NAGOYA WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

cDNA sequence; L Ascorbic acid; L Galactono lactone dehydrogenase (EC 1.3.2.3); Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ASCORBIC ACID; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; DNA FRAGMENT; ENZYME PURIFICATION; GALACTONOLACTONE DEHYDROGENASE; GULONOLACTONE OXIDASE; HYDROXYAPATITE; LYCORINE; PLANT RESIDUE; POTATO; QUERCETIN; SDS POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. BOTRYTIS; IPOMOEA BATATAS; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 0032460980     PISSN: 00320781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.pcp.a029341     Document Type: Article

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