Gallotannin biosynthesis: A new β-glucogallin-dependent galloyltransferase from sumac leaves acylating gallotannins at positions 2 and 4

Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 155, Issue 4-5, 1999, Pages 441-446

  Niemetz, Ruth ^a   Gross, Georg G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

1,2,3,4,6 Penta O galloyl D glucopyranose; 1 O Galloyl D glucopyra nose ( glucogallin); Anacardiaceae; Biosynthesis; Gallotannins; Galloyltransferase; Heptagal loylglucoses; Hexagalloylglucoses; Rhus typhina; Staghorn sumac

Indexed keywords

ANACARDIACEAE; HEDERA; RHUS; RHUS TYPHINA;

EID: 0032742343     PISSN: 01761617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0176-1617(99)80037-6     Document Type: Article

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