Identification of multi-gene families encoding isopentenyl diphosphate isomerase in plants by heterologous complementation in Escherichia coli

Plant and Cell Physiology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 119-123

  Cunningham Jr , Francis X ^a   Gantt, Elisabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Carotenoids; Color complementation; Dimethylallyl diphosphate; Isoprenoids; Lycopene; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; ISOPENTENYL DIPHOSPHATE DELTA ISOMERASE; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PLANT GENETICS; PLASTID;

ADONIS AESTIVALIS; ALGAE; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; EMBRYOPHYTA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LACTUCA SATIVA; ORYZA SATIVA; TAGETES ERECTA;

EID: 0033963451     PISSN: 00320781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pcp/41.1.119     Document Type: Article

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