From Arabidopsis to agriculture: Engineering improved Vitamin E content in soybean

Trends in Plant Science

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 365-367

  Sattler, Scott E ^a   Cheng, Zigang ^a   DellaPenna, Dean ^a  

^a Michigan State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 METHYL 6 PHYTYLBENZOQUINOL METHYLTRANSFERASE, ARABIDOPSIS; 2 METHYL 6 PHYTYLBENZOQUINONE METHYLTRANSFERASE; 2-METHYL-6-PHYTYLBENZOQUINOL METHYLTRANSFERASE, ARABIDOPSIS; 2-METHYL-6-PHYTYLBENZOQUINONE METHYLTRANSFERASE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN; METHYLTRANSFERASE; TOCOPHEROL;

ARABIDOPSIS; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; CROP; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETICS; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; SHORT SURVEY; SOYBEAN;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; GENETIC ENGINEERING; METHYLTRANSFERASES; SOYBEANS; TOCOPHEROLS; VITAMIN E;

ANIMALIA; ARABIDOPSIS; GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 4344675611     PISSN: 13601385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2004.06.002     Document Type: Short Survey

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