Characterization of benzylalcohol acetyltransferases in scented and non-scented Clarkia species

Plant and Cell Physiology

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 916-923

  Nam, Kyoung Hee ^a   Dudareva, Natalia ^b   Pichersky, Eran ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Benzenoid esters; Clarkia breweri; Clarkia concinna; Evolution; Floral scent; Intron splicing

Indexed keywords

BENZYLALCOHOL ACETYLTRANSFERASE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; INTRON; PLANT PRODUCT; UNITED STATES;

CLARKIA; CLARKIA BREWERI; CLARKIA CONCINNA;

EID: 0033199666     PISSN: 00320781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.pcp.a029623     Document Type: Article

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