Flavonoid metabolism in Forsythia flowers

Plant Science

Volumn 139, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 133-140

  Rosati, Carlo ^a,c   Cadic, Alain ^a   Duron, Michel ^a   Amiot, Marie Josèphe ^a   Tacchini, Max ^a   Martens, Stefan ^b   Forkmann, Gert ^b  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c ENEA C R CASACCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anthocyanins; Flavonoid enzymes; Flowers; Forsythia; Transgenic plants; Woody ornamentals

Indexed keywords

FLAVONOID; OXIDOREDUCTASE;

ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; METABOLISM; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

FORSYTHIA GIRALDIANA; FORSYTHIA INTERMEDIA; FORSYTHIA OVATA;

EID: 0032585632     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9452(98)00180-0     Document Type: Article

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