Cloning and biochemical characterization of ToFZY, a tomato gene encoding a flavin monooxygenase involved in a tryptophan-dependent auxin biosynthesis pathway

Journal of Plant Growth Regulation

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 329-340

  Expósito Rodríguez, Marino ^a,b   Borges, Andrés A ^a   Borges Pérez, Andrés ^a   Hernández, Mercedes ^a   Pérez, José A ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE PRODUCTOS NATURALES Y AGROBIOLOGÍA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Flavin monooxygenase like proteins; Tomato; Tryptamine pathway; Tryptophan dependent auxin biosynthesis

Indexed keywords

AUXINS; FLAVIN MONOOXYGENASE-LIKE PROTEINS; TOMATO; TRYPTAMINE PATHWAY;

AMINO ACIDS; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHARACTERIZATION; CLONING; DNA SEQUENCES; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE ENCODING; HORMONES;

FRUITS;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; PETUNIA;

EID: 36849034503     PISSN: 07217595     EISSN: 14358107     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00344-007-9019-2     Document Type: Article

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