Molecular characterization of a novel methionine-rich δ-kafirin seed storage protein gene in sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.)

Cereal Chemistry

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 706-710

  Izquierdo, L ^a,b   Godwin, I D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; CLONING; ENCODING (SYMBOLS); FOOD STORAGE; GENE ENCODING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SIGNAL ENCODING;

CDNA ENCODING; DEVELOPING SEED; INBRED LINE; KAFIRINS; METHIONINE; METHIONINE RESIDUES; MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION; PROTEIN GENES; SEED STORAGE PROTEINS; SORGHUM BICOLOR;

PROTEINS;

BERTHOLLETIA EXCELSA; SORGHUM BICOLOR; SWINEPOX VIRUS (STRAIN KASZA); ZEA MAYS;

EID: 27744566747     PISSN: 00090352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/CC-82-0706     Document Type: Article

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