Characterization of three halide methyltransferases in Arabidopsis thaliana

Plant Biotechnology

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 503-506

  Nagatoshi, Yukari ^a   Nakamura, Tatsuo ^a  

^a YOKOHAMA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis thaliana; Methyl halide; S adenosyl L methionine dependent methyltransferase activity

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA;

EID: 37549062620     PISSN: 13424580     EISSN: 13476114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5511/plantbiotechnology.24.503     Document Type: Article

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