New FATB thioesterases from a high-laurate Cuphea species: Functional and complementation analyses

European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology

Volumn 108, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 979-990

  Filichkin, Sergei A ^a   Slabaugh, Mary B ^a   Knapp, Steven J ^a,b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acyl acyl carrier protein thioesterase; Arabidopsis fatb mutant; Cuphea; FATB; Medium chain fatty acid

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; CUPHEA; CUPHEA CALOPHYLLA; CUPHEA WRIGHTII;

EID: 33846145353     PISSN: 14387697     EISSN: 14389312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejlt.200600158     Document Type: Article

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