Profiling phenolic metabolites in transgenic alfalfa modified in lignin biosynthesis

Phytochemistry

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1013-1021

  Chen, Fang ^a   Duran, Anthony L ^a   Blount, Jack W ^a   Sumner, Lloyd W ^a   Dixon, Richard A ^a  

^a PLANT BIOLOGY DIVISION   (United States)

Author keywords

Alfalfa; Leguminosae; Lignin; Medicago sativa; Metabolic profiling; Phenolics

Indexed keywords

LIGNIN; PHENOL DERIVATIVE;

ALFALFA; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; DOWN REGULATION; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; GENOTYPE; GREENHOUSE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; PHENOTYPE; PLANT LEAF; PLANT STEM; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

FABACEAE; MEDICAGO; MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 0142121364     PISSN: 00319422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9422(03)00463-1     Document Type: Article

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