Sequential O-methylation of tricetin by a single gene product in wheat

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - General Subjects

Volumn 1760, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1115-1124

  Zhou, Jian Min ^a   Gold, Nicholas D ^a   Martin, Vincent J J ^a   Wollenweber, Eckhard ^b   Ibrahim, Ragai K ^a  

^a Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

^b DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

cDNA clone; O methyltransferase; Sequential methylation; Tricetin methyl ethers; Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; ETHER DERIVATIVE; FLAVONE; FLAVONOID; GENE PRODUCT; METHYLTRANSFERASE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PROTEIN; TRICETIN; TRITICUM AESTIVUM O METHYLTRANSFERASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; DNA LIBRARY; ELECTROSPRAY MASS SPECTROMETRY; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME MECHANISM; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; KINETICS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN METHYLATION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY; WHEAT;

CHROMONES; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE LIBRARY; METHYLATION; METHYLTRANSFERASES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHENOL; PHYLOGENY; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT PROTEINS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; TRITICUM;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 33744995767     PISSN: 03044165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2006.02.008     Document Type: Article

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