Presence of proanthocyanidins in mutant green Sarracenia indicate blockage in late anthocyanin biosynthesis between leucocyanidin and pseudobase

Plant Science

Volumn 135, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 11-16

  Sheridan, Philip M ^a,b   Mills, Richard R ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Meadowview Biological Research Station   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthocyanin, biosynthesis; Carnivorous plants; Flavonoid; Sarracenia

Indexed keywords

ANTHOCYANIN; FLAVONOID; LEUCOCIANIDOL; PROANTHOCYANIDIN; PROANTHOCYANIDIN DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; HIGHER PLANT; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT LEAF; RESEARCH; SYNTHESIS;

SARRACENIA; SARRACENIA PURPUREA; SARRACENIA RUBRA;

EID: 0032557952     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9452(98)00065-X     Document Type: Article

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