Immunolocalization of two lignin O-methyltransferases in stems of alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.)

Protoplasma

Volumn 209, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 46-57

  Kersey, Rossio ^a   Inoue, Kentaro ^b   Schubert, Karel R ^a   Dixon, Richard A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b PLANT BIOLOGY DIVISION   (United States)

Author keywords

Alfalfa; Caffeic acid 3 O methyltransferase; Caffeoyl CoA 3 O methyltransferase; Immunocytochemistry; Lignification; Xylem parenchyma

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; BIOSYNTHESIS; CAFFEIC ACID 3 O METHYLTRANSFERASE; CAFFEOYL COA 3 O METHYLTRANSFERASE; CYTOPLASM; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; LIGNIN; PHLOEM CELL; XYLEM CELL;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 0033394282     PISSN: 0033183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01415700     Document Type: Article

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