The glucosyltransferase UGT72E2 is responsible for monolignol 4-O-glucoside production in Arabidopsis thaliana

Plant Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 286-295

  Lanot, Alexandra ^a   Hodge, Denise ^a   Jackson, Rosamond G ^a   George, Gilu L ^a   Elias, Luisa ^a   Lim, Eng Kiat ^a   Vaistij, Fabián E ^a   Bowles, Dianna J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis thaliana; Glucoside; Glycosyltransferase; Monolignol; Phenylpropanoid; Sinapoyl malate

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASES; MONOLIGNOL; PHENYLPROPANOID; SINAPOYL MALATE;

ALDEHYDES; GENES; METABOLITES; PLANTS (BOTANY);

ENZYME KINETICS;

ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN; GLUCOSIDE; GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASE; UGT72E2 PROTEIN, ARABIDOPSIS;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; DOWN REGULATION; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE SILENCING; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT ROOT; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; DOWN-REGULATION; GENE SILENCING; GLUCOSIDES; GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PLANT ROOTS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED;

ALDEHYDES; ENZYMATIC ACTIVITY; GENES; PLANTS;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA;

EID: 33749242053     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: 1365313X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-313X.2006.02872.x     Document Type: Article

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