Polyamine content and metabolism in Arabidopsis thaliana and effect of spermidine on plant development

Plant Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 383-393

  Tassoni, Annalisa ^a   Van Buuren, Marianne ^a   Franceschetti, Marina ^a   Fornalè, Silvia ^a   Bagni, Nello ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

ADC; Arabidopsis thaliana; ODC; Polyamines; SAMDC; Spermidine; Spermidine synthase

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA;

EID: 0034193939     PISSN: 09819428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0981-9428(00)00757-9     Document Type: Article

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