Isolation and functional analysis of homogentisate phytyltransferase from synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 and arabidopsis

Plant Physiology

Volumn 127, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 1113-1124

  Collakova, E ^a   DellaPenna, D ^a  

^a Michigan State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; CELL GROWTH; FARNESYL TRANS TRANSFERASE; GENETIC STRAIN; HOMOGENTISATE PHYTYLTRANSFERASE; HOMOGENTISIC ACID; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYTYL DIPHOSPHATE; PRENYLATION; TOCOPHEROL;

ANTIOXIDANTS; BIOSYNTHESIS; CATALYSIS; CHLOROPHYLL; CONDENSATION; ENZYMES; LIPIDS; NUTRITION; PHENOLS; PHOSPHATES; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; VITAMINS;

PHOTOSYNTHETIC ORGANISMS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ALGAE; ARABIDOPSIS; EUKARYOTA; MAMMALIA; SYNECHOCYSTIS; SYNECHOCYSTIS SP.; SYNECHOCYSTIS SP. PCC 6803;

EID: 0035201588     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.010421     Document Type: Article

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