Vitamin E biosynthesis: Biochemistry meets cell biology

Trends in Plant Science

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 6-8

  Hofius, Daniel ^a   Sonnewald, Uwe ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF PLANT GENETICS AND CROP PLANT RESEARCH IPK   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; ZEA MAYS;

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; BETA TOCOPHEROL; GAMMA TOCOPHEROL; MUTASE; SXD1 PROTEIN, ZEA MAYS; TOCOPHEROL; TOCOPHEROL CYCLASE; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; MAIZE; METABOLISM; MUTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT;

ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL; ARABIDOPSIS; BETA-TOCOPHEROL; GAMMA-TOCOPHEROL; INTRAMOLECULAR TRANSFERASES; MUTATION; PLANT COMPONENTS; PLANT PROTEINS; TOCOPHEROLS; VITAMIN E; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0037268247     PISSN: 13601385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1360-1385(02)00002-X     Document Type: Short Survey

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