Characterization of tocopherol cyclases from higher plants and cyanobacteria. Evolutionary implications for tocopherol synthesis and function

Plant Physiology

Volumn 132, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 2184-2195

  Sattler, Scott E ^a   Cahoon, Edgar B ^b,c   Coughlan, Sean J ^b,d   DellaPenna, Dean ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

^c U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^d AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BACTERIA; BIOCHEMISTRY; ENZYME KINETICS; ENZYMES; MUTAGENESIS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

TOCOPHEROLS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ANIMALIA; ARABIDOPSIS; CYANOBACTERIA; EMBRYOPHYTA; HUMAN ECHOVIRUS 1; SYNECHOCYSTIS; SYNECHOCYSTIS SP.; ZEA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0043011556     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.103.024257     Document Type: Article

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