Biosynthesis of phytosterol esters: Identification of a sterol O-acyltransferase in arabidopsis

Plant Physiology

Volumn 145, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 974-984

  Chen, Qilin ^a,b   Steinhauer, Lee ^a   Hammerlindl, Joe ^a   Keller, Wilf ^a   Zou, Jitao ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COENZYMES; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESTERS; GENE ENCODING; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; PLANTS (BOTANY);

ARABIDOPSIS; FATTY ACYL ESTERS; PHYTOSTEROL ESTERS;

BIOSYNTHESIS;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 36248951053     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: 15322548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.107.106278     Document Type: Article

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