Role of S-methylmethionine in the plant metabolism

Acta Agronomica Hungarica

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 491-508

  Szego, D ^a   Kosa E ^b   Horvath E ^c  

^a EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PANNONIA   (Hungary)

^c INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Methionine; Plant methabolism; S methylmethionine (SMM)

Indexed keywords

EID: 38549148308     PISSN: 02380161     EISSN: 15882527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/AAgr.55.2007.4.9     Document Type: Review

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