Downregulation of caffeic acid 3-O-methyltransferase and caffeoyl CoA 3-O-methyltransferase in transgenic alfalfa: Impacts on lignin structure and implications for the biosynthesis of G and S lignin

Plant Cell

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 73-88

  Guo, D ^a   Chen, F ^a   Inoue, K ^a   Blount, J W ^a   Dixon, R A ^a  

^a PLANT BIOLOGY DIVISION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAFFEATE O METHYLTRANSFERASE; CAFFEATE O-METHYLTRANSFERASE; CAFFEOYL COA O METHYLTRANSFERASE; CAFFEOYL-COA O-METHYLTRANSFERASE; LIGNIN; METHYLTRANSFERASE; PRIMER DNA;

ALFALFA; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; LEGUME; METABOLISM; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROMOTER REGION; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

BASE SEQUENCE; DNA PRIMERS; FABACEAE; LIGNIN; MEDICAGO SATIVA; METHYLTRANSFERASES; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0035105233     PISSN: 10404651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1105/tpc.13.1.73     Document Type: Article

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