Tryptophanins: Isolation and molecular characterization of oat cDNA clones encoding proteins structurally related to puroindoline and wheat grain softness proteins

Plant Science

Volumn 137, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 173-184

  Tanchak, Michael A ^a   Schernthaner, Johann P ^b   Giband, Marc ^b   Altosaar, Illimar ^b  

^a CAPE BRETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Endosperm 2S albumins; Oat; Puroindoline; Seed storage proteins; Tryptophan rich domain; Tryptophanin

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; DNA; PEPTIDE; PROTEIN; RNA; TRYPTOPHAN;

ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; MOLECULAR CLONING; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; OAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; WHEAT;

EID: 0032500703     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9452(98)00105-8     Document Type: Article

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