The structure and function of plant hemoglobins

Plant Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 371-379

  Hoy, Julie A ^a   Hargrove, Mark S ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis; Leghemoglobin; Non symbiotic; Plant hemoglobin; Rice; Symbiotic; Truncated

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARABIDOPSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; REVIEW; RICE;

ARABIDOPSIS; HEMOGLOBINS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; ORYZA SATIVA; PLANT PROTEINS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY;

ARABIDOPSIS;

EID: 40849094258     PISSN: 09819428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2007.12.016     Document Type: Review

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