Acyl-acyl carrier protein thioesterase activity from sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) seeds

Planta

Volumn 211, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 673-678

  Martínez Force, Enrique ^a   Cantisán, Sara ^a   Serrano Vega, María J ^a   Garcés, Rafael ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE LA GRASA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acyl acyl carrier protein thioesterase; Helianthus (seed formation); Lipid biosynthesis; Mutant (sunflower); Palmitic acid mutant; Seed formation

Indexed keywords

ACYL ACYL CARRIER PROTEIN THIOESTERASE; ASSAY; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FLOWERING; MUTANT; OLEOYL ACYL CARRIER PROTEIN; PALMITIC ACID; PHENOTYPE; SEED DEVELOPMENT;

HELIANTHUS; HELIANTHUS ANNUUS;

EID: 0033789830     PISSN: 00320935     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004250000332     Document Type: Article

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