Induction of rubber transferase activity in guayule (Parthenium argentatum Gray) by low temperatures

Industrial Crops and Products

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 83-92

  Cornish, Katrina ^a   Backhaus, Ralph A ^b  

^a WESTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Allylic pyrophosphate; cis 1,4 polyisoprene; Cold induction; Guayule; Isopentenyl pyrophosphate; Natural rubber; Parthenium argentatum; Rubber particles; Rubber transferase

Indexed keywords

ENZYME; RUBBER; TEMPERATURE;

UNITED STATES;

PARTHENIUM ARGENTATUM; PHOENIX;

EID: 0037373510     PISSN: 09266690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0926-6690(02)00079-1     Document Type: Article

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