The maize transcription factor Sn alters proanthocyanidin synthesis in transgenic Lotus corniculatus plants

Australian Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 159-169

  Damiani, Francesco ^a   Paolocci, Francesco ^a   Cluster, Paul D ^a   Arcioni, Sergio ^a   Tanner, Gregory J ^b   Joseph, Roslyn G ^b   Li, Yu G ^b,c   De Majnik, John ^b   Larkin, Philip J ^b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOSYNTHESIS; DIHYDROFLAVANOL REDUCTASE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; LEUCOCYANIDIN REDUCTASE; MAIZE; PLANT GENETICS; PROANTHOCYANIDIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

AGROBACTERIUM RHIZOGENES; LOTUS CORNICULATUS;

EID: 0032943460     PISSN: 03107841     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/PP98121     Document Type: Article

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