Biochemical and molecular characterization of the homocysteine S-methyltransferase from broccoli (Brassica oleracea var. italica)

Phytochemistry

Volumn 68, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1112-1119

  Lyi, Sangbom M ^a   Zhou, Xin ^a   Kochian, Leon V ^a   Li, Li ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Brassica oleracea var. italica; Brassicaceae; Broccoli; Gene expression; S methylmethionine; SMM:homocysteine S methyltransferase

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; HOMOCYSTEINE METHYLTRANSFERASE; MESSENGER RNA; METHIONINE; SELENIUM; SULFATE; SULFUR; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BRASSICA; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BRASSICA; CADMIUM; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; HOMOCYSTEINE S-METHYLTRANSFERASE; METHIONINE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; PLANT PROTEINS; RNA, MESSENGER; SELENIUM; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; SULFATES; SULFUR;

BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. ITALICA; BRASSICACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; KOCHIA;

EID: 34047169926     PISSN: 00319422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2007.02.007     Document Type: Article

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