Isolation and expression of two cDNA clones encoding UDP-galactose epimerase expressed in developing seeds of the endospermous legume guar

Plant Science

Volumn 142, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 147-154

  Joersbo, Morten ^a   Guldager Pedersen, Steen ^a   Nielsen, John E ^a   Marcussen, Jan ^a   Brunstedt, Janne ^a  

^a DANISCO A S   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Complementation; Cyamopsis tetragonoloba; Galactomannan; Guar endosperm; UDP galactose epimerase

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; GALACTOMANNAN; URIDINE DIPHOSPHATE GLUCOSE 4 EPIMERASE;

ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE SYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE ISOLATION; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEGUME; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PLANT SEED; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

CYAMOPSIS TETRAGONOLOBA; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0345086430     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9452(99)00012-6     Document Type: Article

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