Characterization of an O-methyltransferase from soybean

Plant Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 236-241

  Kim, B G ^a   Lee, H J ^a   Park, Y ^a   Lim, Y ^a   Ahn, J H ^a  

^a Konkuk University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Flavonoids; Glycine max; O methyltransferase

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI; GLYCINE MAX;

PROTEIN METHYLTRANSFERASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; SOYBEAN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN O-METHYLTRANSFERASE; SOYBEANS; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

EID: 33745269846     PISSN: 09819428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2006.05.003     Document Type: Article

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