A cluster of genes encodes the two types of chalcone isomerase involved in the biosynthesis of general flavonoids and legume-specific 5-deoxy(iso)flavonoids in Lotus japonicus

Plant Physiology

Volumn 131, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 941-951

  Shimada, Norimoto ^a   Aoki, Toshio ^a   Sato, Shusei ^b   Nakamura, Yasukazu ^b   Tabata, Satoshi ^b   Ayabe, Shin Ichi ^a  

^a NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KAZUSA DNA RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOSYNTHESIS; ENZYMES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PLANTS (BOTANY);

LEGUMINOUS PLANTS;

GENES;

EMBRYOPHYTA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FABACEAE; LOTUS; LOTUS CORNICULATUS VAR. JAPONICUS; LOTUS JAPONICUS;

EID: 0037355037     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.004820     Document Type: Article

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