Cloning and molecular analysis of radish (Raphanus sativus L.) cDNAs encoding heterodimeric γ-glutamyltransferases

Plant Biotechnology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 419-424

  Nakano, Yoshihiro ^a   Prieto, Rafael ^a,c   Hara, Masakazu ^b   Sekiya, Jiro ^a,c  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b SHIZUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Kyoto University of Advanced Science   (Japan)

Author keywords

Expression; Glutathione; Radish; Raphanus sativus L.; glutamyltransferase

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI; MAMMALIA; NICOTIANA OBTUSIFOLIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; RAPHANUS SATIVUS;

EID: 33749387659     PISSN: 13424580     EISSN: 13476114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5511/plantbiotechnology.23.419     Document Type: Article

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