Control of storage-product synthesis in seeds

Current Opinion in Plant Biology

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 302-308

  Hills, Matthew J ^a  

^a JOHN INNES CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ACCase1; Acetyl CoA carboxylase1; ACP; acyl carrier protein; OPPP; oxidative pentose phosphate pathway; tag1; triacylglycerol1; wri1; wrinkled1

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID; STARCH; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARABIDOPSIS; BIOSYNTHESIS; BRASSICA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PLANT; PLANT SEED; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; REVIEW; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ARABIDOPSIS; BRASSICA; FATTY ACIDS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS; SEEDS; STARCH;

EID: 2442476392     PISSN: 13695266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2004.03.003     Document Type: Review

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