Cloning, functional identification and structural modelling of Vitis vinifera S-adenosylmethionine decarboxylase

Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 164, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1208-1219

  Tassoni, Annalisa ^a   Franceschetti, Marina ^a   Tasco, Gianluca ^a   Casadio, Rita ^a   Bagni, Nello ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Grapevine; Homology modelling; Polyamines; S adenosylmethionine decarboxylase; Vitis vinifera

Indexed keywords

AMINES; CLONING; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PLANTS (BOTANY);

GRAPEVINE; HOMOLOGY MODELING; VITIS VINIFERA;

ENZYMES;

HOMO SAPIENS; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; VITACEAE; VITIS; VITIS VINIFERA;

EID: 34547743197     PISSN: 01761617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2006.07.009     Document Type: Article

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