Application of a high-throughput HPLC-MS/MS assay to Arabidopsis mutant screening; evidence that threonine aldolase plays a role in seed nutritional quality

Plant Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 465-475

  Jander, Georg ^a,b   Norris, Susan R ^a,c   Joshi, Vijay ^b   Fraga, Michele ^a,d   Rugg, Arthur ^a,e   Yu, Shaoxia ^a,f   Li, Lily ^a,e   Last, Robert L ^a,g  

^a Cereon Genomics   (United States)

^b United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service and Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research   (United States)

^c MONSANTO COMPANY   (United States)

^d ALTANA Research Institute   (United States)

^e Cantata Pharmaceuticals   (United States)

^f MILLENNIUM PHARMACEUTICALS INC   (United States)

^g NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Amino acid; Arabidopsis; HPLC MS MS; Isoleucine; Mutant screen; Threonine

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOSYNTHESIS; DNA; ENZYMES; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEED;

BIOCHEMICAL PATHWAYS; MUTANTS;

BIOASSAY;

AMINO ACID; GLYCINE HYDROXYMETHYLTRANSFERASE; PLANT DNA;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETIC PROCEDURES; GENETICS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; PLANT SEED;

AMINO ACIDS; ARABIDOPSIS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DNA, PLANT; GENETIC TECHNIQUES; GLYCINE HYDROXYMETHYLTRANSFERASE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; SEEDS;

AMINO ACIDS; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL TESTS; ENZYMES; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MUTATION; NUCLEIC ACIDS; PHYSIOLOGY;

ARABIDOPSIS;

EID: 3843130613     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-313X.2004.02140.x     Document Type: Article

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