Evolution of flavone synthase I from parsley flavanone 3β-hydroxylase by site-directed mutagenesis

Plant Physiology

Volumn 144, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 1442-1454

  Gebhardt, Yvonne Helen ^a   Witte, Simone ^a   Steuber, Holger ^a   Matern, Ulrich ^a   Martens, Stefan ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOSYNTHESIS; FORESTRY; PLANTS (BOTANY);

FLAVONOID BIOSYNTHESIS; SEQUENCE IDENTITY;

ENZYMES;

BIOSYNTHESIS; ENZYMES; FORESTRY; PLANTS;

APIACEAE; APIALES; PETROSELINUM CRISPUM; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 34447134175     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: 15322548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.107.098392     Document Type: Article

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