Analysis of a chemical plant defense mechanism in grasses

Science

Volumn 277, Issue 5326, 1997, Pages 696-699

  Frey, Monika ^a   Chomet, Paul ^a   Glawischnig, Erich ^a   Stettner, Cornelia ^a   Grün, Sebastian ^a   Winklmair, Albert ^a   Eisenreich, Wolfgang ^a   Bacher, Adelbert ^a   Meeley, Robert B ^a   Briggs, Steven P ^a   Simcox, Kevin ^a   Gierl, Alfons ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROXAMIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; GRASS; MAIZE; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CLONING, MOLECULAR; CROSSES, GENETIC; CYTOCHROME P-450 ENZYME SYSTEM; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; GENES, PLANT; HYDROXYLATION; INDOLES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OXAZINES; PLANT SHOOTS; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; TRYPTOPHAN SYNTHASE; ZEA MAYS;

HEXAPODA; POACEAE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 15444344334     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.277.5326.696     Document Type: Article

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