Biochemical genetics of nucleotide sugar interconversion reactions

Current Opinion in Plant Biology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 236-243

  Reiter, Wolf Dieter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPIMERASE; NUCLEOTIDE; OXIDOREDUCTASE; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PLANT; REVIEW;

CARBOHYDRATE DEHYDROGENASES; CARBOHYDRATE EPIMERASES; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NUCLEOTIDES; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS;

EID: 44149116169     PISSN: 13695266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2008.03.009     Document Type: Review

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