Functional characterization of allantoinase genes from Arabidopsis and a nonureide-type legume black locust

Plant Physiology

Volumn 134, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 1039-1049

  Yang, Jaemo ^a   Han, Kyung Hwan ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; CATALYST ACTIVITY; ENZYMES; GENES; GROWTH KINETICS; HYDROLYSIS; METABOLISM; SOILS; TISSUE;

BIOGENESIS; SEED GERMINATION;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ARABIDOPSIS; ROBINIA; ROBINIA PSEUDOACACIA; SACCHAROMYCES; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 1642424371     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.103.034637     Document Type: Article

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