Substrate preferences of O-methyltransferases in alfalfa suggest new pathways for 3-O-methylation of monolignols

Plant Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 193-202

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

^a PLANT BIOLOGY DIVISION   (United States)

Author keywords

Caffeoyl alcohol; Caffeoyl aldehyde; Lignification; O methyltransferase; Transgenic alfalfa

Indexed keywords

5 HYDROXYCONIFERALDEHYDE; ALFALFA; BIOCHEMICAL PATHWAY; CAFFEIC ACID; CAFFEOYL ALDEHYDE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; METHYLATION; METHYLTRANSFERASE; MONOLIGNOL; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; PLANT EXTRACT; STEM; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

CATECHOL O-METHYLTRANSFERASE; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; KINETICS; LIGNIN; MEDICAGO SATIVA; METHYLATION; METHYLTRANSFERASES; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 0035143813     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313X.2001.00956.x     Document Type: Article

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