Galactosidases in opening, senescing and water-stressed Sandersonia aurantiaca flowers

Functional Plant Biology

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 911-922

  O'Donoghue, Erin M ^a   Eason, Jocelyn R ^a   Somerfield, Sheryl D ^a   Ryan, Dacey A ^a  

^a THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

galactosidase; Cell wall; Galactose; Petal senescence

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; CELLS; DNA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; METABOLISM; PLANTS (BOTANY); POLYSACCHARIDES; TISSUE;

Β-GALACTOSIDASE; PETAL SENESCENCE;

ENZYMES;

FLOWERING;

BIOLOGICAL TESTS; CELL WALLS; ENZYMES; GALACTOSE; METABOLISM; NUCLEIC ACIDS; PLANTS; POLYSACCHARIDES;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; SANDERSONIA; SANDERSONIA AURANTIACA;

EID: 27244437101     PISSN: 14454408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/FP04228     Document Type: Article

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