Tobacco transgenic lines that express fenugreek galactomannan galactosyltransferase constitutively have structurally altered galactomannans in their seed endosperm cell walls

Plant Physiology

Volumn 131, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 1487-1495

  Reid, J S Grant ^a   Edwards, Mary E ^a   Dickson, Cathryn A ^a   Scott, Catherine ^a   Gidley, Michael J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNILEVER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL MEMBRANES; POLYSACCHARIDES; SEED;

TRANSGENIC PLANTS;

TOBACCO;

CELL WALLS; POLYSACCHARIDES; SEEDS; TOBACCO;

EMBRYOPHYTA; EUKARYOTA; NICOTIANA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; TRIGONELLA; TRIGONELLA FOENUM-GRAECUM;

EID: 0037355152     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.102.016840     Document Type: Article

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