Dynamics of methionine biosynthesis

Plant Biotechnology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 379-388

  Goto, Derek B ^a   Onouchi, Hitoshi ^a   Naito, Satoshi ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aspartate family amino acids; Developmental regulation; Metabolic regulation; S adenosylmethionine

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 30344447953     PISSN: 13424580     EISSN: 13476114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5511/plantbiotechnology.22.379     Document Type: Review

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