Purification and characterization of S-adenosyl-L-methionine: Desoxyhemigossypol-6-O-methyltransferase from cotton plants. An enzyme capable of methylating the defense terpenoids of cotton

Plant Physiology

Volumn 121, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 1017-1024

  Liu, Jinggao ^b   Benedict, Chauncey R ^a   Stipanovic, Robert D ^b   Bell, Alois A ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN PLAINS AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COTTON; DESOXYHEMIGOSSYPOL; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYME PURIFICATION; GOSSYPOL; HELIOCIDE; HEMIGOSSYPOL; HEMIGOSSYPOLONE; METHYLATION; PLANT DEFENSE; PLANT PATHOGEN; S ADENOSYL LEVO METHIONINE: DESOXYHEMIGOSSYPOL 6 O METHYLTRANSFERASE; TERPENOID;

FELIS CATUS; FUNGI; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; VERTICILLIUM DAHLIAE;

EID: 0032733493     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.121.3.1017     Document Type: Article

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