Molecular characterisation of a membrane-bound galactosyltransferase of plant cell wall matrix polysaccharide biosynthesis

Plant Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 691-697

  Edwards, Mary E ^a   Dickson, Cathryn A ^a   Chengappa, Sumant ^a,b   Sidebottom, Christopher ^b   Gidley, Michael J ^b   Reid, J S Grant ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNILEVER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BIOSYNTHESIS; GALACTOSE; GALACTOSYLTRANSFERASE; GDP MANNOSE BETA D MANNAN SYNTHASE; N ACETYLLACTOSAMINIDE ALPHA 1,3 GALACTOSYLTRANSFERASE; PLANT METABOLISM; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; CELL WALL; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; FABACEAE; GALACTOSYLTRANSFERASES; MANNANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PICHIA; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SEEDS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, PROTEIN;

PICHIA PASTORIS; TRIGONELLA FOENUM GRAECUM;

EID: 0033197613     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313X.1999.00566.x     Document Type: Article

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