Brassinosteroid biosynthesis

Plant Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 351-361

  Sakurai, Akira ^a  

^a RIKEN   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biosynthesis; Brassinosteroid deficient mutants; Brassinosteroids; Catharanthus roseus; Cell culture system; Early C6 oxidation pathway; Late C6 oxidation pathway

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; CATHARANTHUS ROSEUS;

EID: 0032788761     PISSN: 09819428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0981-9428(99)80041-2     Document Type: Article

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