Identification and subcellular localization of two solanesyl diphosphate synthases from Arabidopsis thaliana

Plant and Cell Physiology

Volumn 45, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1882-1888

  Jun, Luo ^a   Saiki, Ryoichi ^a   Tatsumi, Kei ^a   Nakagawa, Tsuyoshi ^a   Kawamukai, Makoto ^a  

^a SHIMANE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

CoenzymeQ; Solanesyl diphosphate synthase; Ubiquinone

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NICOTIANA TABACUM; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES POMBE;

EID: 12444251193     PISSN: 00320781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pch211     Document Type: Article

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