Cymbidium hybrida dihydroflavonol 4-reductase does not efficiently reduce dihydrokaempferol to produce orange pelargonidin-type anthocyanins

Plant Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 81-85

  Johnson, Eric T ^a   Yi, Hankuil ^a   Shin, Byongchul ^a   Oh, Boung Jun ^a   Cheong, Hyeonsook ^b   Choi, Giltsu ^a  

^a Kumho Life and Environmental Science Laboratory   (South Korea)

^b Chosun University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHOCYANIN; CATALYSIS; DIHYDROFLAVONOL 4 REDUCTASE; DIHYDROKAEMPFEROL; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; FLOWER COLOR; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; PHYLOGENY;

ALCOHOL OXIDOREDUCTASES; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTHOCYANINS; CATALYSIS; FLAVONOIDS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; PLANTS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; QUERCETIN; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

CYMBIDIUM; CYMBIDIUM HYBRIDA; EMBRYOPHYTA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; PETUNIA;

EID: 0033166228     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313X.1999.00502.x     Document Type: Article

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