Molecular cloning and characterization of a DFR from developing seeds of blue-grained wheat in anthocyanin biosynthetic pathway

Acta Botanica Sinica

Volumn 45, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1329-1338

  Yang, Guo Hua ^a,b   Zhao, Xue Qiang ^a   Li, Bin ^a   Liu, Jian Zhong ^a   Zheng, Qi ^a   Tong, Yi Ping ^c   Li, Zhen Sheng ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b TIANJIN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Anthocyanin biosynthetic pathway; Blue grained wheat; Dihydroflavonol 4 reductase (DFR); Rapid amplification of cDNA ends (RACE); Thinopyrum ponticum (2n=70)

Indexed keywords

ENZYME; WHEAT;

AGROPYRON; HORDEUM; HORDEUM VULGARE; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; ORYZA SATIVA; THINOPYRUM; THINOPYRUM ELONGATUM; THINOPYRUM PONTICUM; TRITICUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 2342418634     PISSN: 05777496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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