Disruption of specific flavonoid genes enhances the accumulation of flavonoid enzymes and end-products in Arabidopsis seedlings

Plant Molecular Biology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 45-54

  Pelletier, Matthew K ^a,b   Burbulis, Ian E ^b   Winkel Shirley, Brenda ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibodies; Arabidopsis; Flavonoid biosynthesis; HPLC

Indexed keywords

CHALCONE ISOMERASE; CHALCONE SYNTHASE; FLAVANONE 3 HYDROXYLASE; FLAVONOID; FLAVONOL; FLAVONOL SYNTHASE; GENE PRODUCT; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; KAEMPFEROL; LEUCOANTHOCYANIDIN DIOXYGENASE; POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY; QUERCETIN;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 0033136864     PISSN: 01674412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026414301100     Document Type: Article

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