Analysis of an Arabidopsis thaliana protein family, structurally related to cytochromes b561 and potentially involved in catecholamine biochemistry in plants

Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 161, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 175-181

  Verelst, Wim ^a,c   Asard, Han ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR PLANT BREEDING RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis thaliana; Ascorbate; Catecholamines; Cytochrome b561; Dopamine hydroxylase domain; Rosetta Stone principle

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; CATALYST ACTIVITY; CELL CULTURE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; GROWTH KINETICS; PLANTS (BOTANY);

GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTORS;

PROTEINS;

ANIMALIA; ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; EUKARYOTA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 1442291188     PISSN: 01761617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/0176-1617-01064     Document Type: Article

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