Pectin biosynthesis: A solubilized α1,4-galacturonosyltransferase from tobacco, catalyzes the transfer of galacturonic acid from UDP-galacturonic acid onto the non-reducing end of homogalacturonan

Planta

Volumn 207, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 512-517

  Scheller, Henrik Vibe ^a   Doong, Ron Lou ^b   Ridley, Brent Lee ^b   Mohnen, Debra ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b University of Georgia ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Cell wall; Homogalacturonan; Nicotiana; Pectin biosynthesis; Polygalacturonate; Polymer elongation (direction)

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1,4 GALACTURONOSYLTRANSFERASE; BIOSYNTHESIS; BIOTINYLATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GALACTURONIC ACID; HOMOGALACTURONAN; OLIGOGALACTURONIDE; PECTIN; POLYGALACTURONATE 4ALPHA GALACTURONOSYLTRANSFERASE; POLYMERIZATION; SUSPENSION CELL CULTURE;

EID: 0032990919     PISSN: 00320935     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004250050511     Document Type: Article

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