Identification and characterization of an Arabidopsis homogentisate phytyltransferase paralog

Planta

Volumn 223, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1134-1144

  Venkatesh, Tyamagondlu V ^a   Karunanandaa, Balasulojini ^a   Free, Daniel L ^a   Rottnek, Jeannie M ^a   Baszis, Susan R ^a   Valentin, Henry E ^a  

^a MONSANTO COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis; Homogentisate phytyltransferase; Homogentisate prenyltransferase; Motif analysis; Tocopherol; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN; HPT1 PROTEIN, ARABIDOPSIS; TOCOPHEROL; TRANSFERASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; BIOLOGY; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEIC ACID PROBE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PLANT SEED; PROTEIN MOTIF; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ALKYL AND ARYL TRANSFERASES; AMINO ACID MOTIFS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTISENSE ELEMENTS (GENETICS); ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; SEEDS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, PROTEIN; TOCOPHEROLS;

ANIMALIA; ARABIDOPSIS; PHOTOBACTERIA;

EID: 33646400028     PISSN: 00320935     EISSN: 14322048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00425-005-0180-1     Document Type: Article

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