Functional analysis of cystathionine γ-synthase in genetically engineered potato plants

Plant Physiology

Volumn 131, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1843-1854

  Kreft, Oliver ^a   Hoefgen, Rainer ^a   Hesse, Holger ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR PLANT PHYSIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENZYMES; METABOLISM; SUBSTRATES; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TISSUE;

METABOLIC PATHWAYS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ARABIDOPSIS; EMBRYOPHYTA; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; TUBEROSUM;

EID: 0037395071     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.102.015933     Document Type: Article

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