The role of opaque2 in the control of lysine-degrading activities in developing maize endosperm

Plant Cell

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1981-1993

  Kemper, Edson L ^a   Neto, Germano Cord ^a   Papes, Fábio ^a   Martinez Moraes, Karen C ^a   Leite, Adilson ^a   Arruda, Paulo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ENZYME ANALYSIS; LYSINE KETOGLUTARATE REDUCTASE; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; PLANT GENETICS; SACCHAROPINE DEHYDROGENASE;

EID: 0345504761     PISSN: 10404651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1105/tpc.11.10.1981     Document Type: Article

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