Regulation of fatty acid synthesis

Annual Review of Plant Biology

Volumn 48, Issue , 1997, Pages 109-136

  Ohlrogge, John B ^a   Jaworski, Jan G ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetyl CoA carboxylase; Feedback; Metabolic control; Oil seeds; Triacylglycerol

Indexed keywords

EID: 0348199162     PISSN: 15435008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.arplant.48.1.109     Document Type: Article

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