Purification and characterization of a soluble DNA-dependent chloroplast RNA polymerase from Pisum sativum

Plant Science

Volumn 137, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 13-32

  Boyer, Angelique S ^a,b   Hallick, Richard B ^a  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Pisum sativum; RNA polymerase; Transcription

Indexed keywords

DNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE;

ARTICLE; CHLOROPLAST; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ISOLATION; ENZYME PURIFICATION; GEL FILTRATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; PLANT; PLANT LEAF; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EUGLENA; PISUM SATIVUM;

EID: 0032560935     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9452(98)00134-4     Document Type: Article

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