Isolated Medicago truncatula mutants with increased calcium oxalate crystal accumulation have decreased ascorbic acid levels

Plant Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 45, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 216-220

  Nakata, Paul A ^a   McConn, Michele ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ascorbate; Calcium oxalate; Medicago truncatula

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; CALCIUM OXALATE;

ARTICLE; BARREL MEDIC; CHEMISTRY; CRYSTALLIZATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MUTATION; PLANT LEAF; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ASCORBIC ACID; CALCIUM OXALATE; CRYSTALLIZATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; MEDICAGO TRUNCATULA; MUTATION; PLANT LEAVES; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED;

MEDICAGO TRUNCATULA;

EID: 34247345362     PISSN: 09819428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2007.01.013     Document Type: Article

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