Homogentisate phytyltransferase activity is limiting for tocopherol biosynthesis in Arabidopsis

Plant Physiology

Volumn 131, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 632-642

  Collakova, Eva ^a   DellaPenna, Dean ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANTS; CARBON; CONDENSATION; GENES; NUTRITION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANTS (BOTANY); SEED; TISSUE;

ARABIDOPSIS;

BIOSYNTHESIS;

ARABIDOPSIS;

EID: 0037319796     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.015222     Document Type: Article

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