Biochemical characterization and mutational studies of a chalcone synthase from yellow snapdragon (Antirrhinum majus) flowers

Plant Biotechnology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 373-378

  Hatayama, Masayoshi ^a   Ono, Eiichiro ^b   Yonekura Sakakibara, Keiko ^b,c   Tanaka, Yoshikazu ^b   Nishino, Tokuzo ^a   Nakayama, Toru ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b SUNTORY LTD   (Japan)

^c INST OF PHYS AND CHEMICAL RESEARCH   (Japan)

Author keywords

2 ,3,4,4 , 6 pentahydroxychalcone; 2 ,4,4 ,6 tetrahydroxychalcone; Antirrhinum majus; Chalcone synthase; Snapdragon

Indexed keywords

ANTIRRHINUM; ANTIRRHINUM MAJUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 33749419875     PISSN: 13424580     EISSN: 13476114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5511/plantbiotechnology.23.373     Document Type: Article

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