Cloning and functional expression of the gene encoding the key enzyme for chlorophyll b biosynthesis (CAO) from Arabidopsis thaliana

Plant Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 305-310

  Oster, Ulrike ^a   Tanaka, Ryouichi ^b   Tanaka, Ayumi ^b   Rüdiger, Wolfhart ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL PATHWAY; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHLOROPHYLL B; CHLOROPHYLLIDE A OXYGENASE; DEGRADATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; LIGHT HARVESTING COMPLEX; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; REACTION MECHANISM; RECOMBINANT ENZYME;

ARABIDOPSIS; CHLOROPHYLL; CLONING, MOLECULAR; ESCHERICHIA COLI; KINETICS; OXYGENASES; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS;

ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; EMBRYOPHYTA; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0034058987     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313X.2000.00672.x     Document Type: Article

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