Xyloglucan endotransglycosylases: Diversity of genes, enzymes and potential wall-modifying functions

Trends in Plant Science

Volumn 4, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 361-366

  Braam, Janet ^a,b   Campbell, Paul ^a,b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASE; VEGETABLE PROTEIN; XYLOGLUCAN ENDOTRANSGLYCOSYLASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CELL WALL; CYTOLOGY; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE; GENETICS; GLYCOSYLATION; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CELL WALL; GENES, PLANT; GLYCOSYLATION; GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASES; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS;

EID: 0032815938     PISSN: 13601385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1360-1385(99)01468-5     Document Type: Review

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