The GMD1 and GMD2 genes of Arabidopsis encode isoforms of GDP-D-mannose 4,6-dehydratase with cell type-specific expression patterns

Plant Physiology

Volumn 132, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 883-892

  Bonin, Christopher P ^a,c   Freshour, Glenn ^b   Hahn, Michael G ^b   Vanzin, Gary F ^a,d   Reiter, Wolf Dieter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^d NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; CELL MEMBRANES; FRUCTOSE; GENES; POLYSACCHARIDES; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

HOUSEKEEPING GENES;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ARABIDOPSIS; EMBRYOPHYTA; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0038459186     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.103.022368     Document Type: Article

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