Acetohydroxyacid Synthase

Journal of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-36

  Duggleby, Ronald G ^a   Pang, Siew Siew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acetohydroxyacid synthase; Branched chain amino acids; Enzyme regulation; FAD; Herbicide inhibition; Herbicide resistance; Subunits; Thiamin diphosphate

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034417862     PISSN: 12258687     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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