Characterization of two O-methyltransferase-like genes in barley and maize

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 46, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 26-34

  Zhou, Jian Min ^a   Fukushi, Yukiharu ^b   Wollenweber, Eckhard ^c   Ibrahim, Ragai K ^a  

^a Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cereal crop plants; Flavones; Gene family; O methyltransferase; Phylogeny; Substrate preference; Tricin

Indexed keywords

FLAVONE DERIVATIVE; METHYLTRANSFERASE; TRICETIN; TRICIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BARLEY; BREAST TUMOR; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CARCINOGENESIS; CEREAL; COLON CANCER; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GROWTH INHIBITION; MAIZE; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY;

HORDEUM; POACEAE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 38849087262     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: 17445116     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13880200701729745     Document Type: Article

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