Characterization and expression patterns of UDP-D-glucuronate decarboxylase genes in barley

Plant Physiology

Volumn 138, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 131-141

  Zhang, Qisen ^a   Shirley, Neil ^a   Lahnstein, Jelle ^a   Fincher, Geoffrey B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOSYNTHESIS; CATALYSIS; CHARACTERIZATION; CROPS; ENZYMES; TISSUE; XYLOSE;

FLORAL TISSUES; HETEROXYLAN; XYLOGLUCAN;

GENES;

BARLEY; BIOSYNTHESIS; GENES;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; HORDEUM VULGARE; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE;

CARBOXYLYASE; URIDINE DIPHOSPHATE GLUCURONATE DECARBOXYLASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BARLEY; ENZYMOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PLANT; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CARBOXY-LYASES; CLONING, MOLECULAR; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; HORDEUM; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLANTS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

EID: 27244440372     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.104.057869     Document Type: Article

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