Enzymatic features of serotonin biosynthetic enzymes and serotonin biosynthesis in plants

Plant Signaling and Behavior

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 389-390

  Kang, Kiyoon ^a   Kong, Sei ^a   Lee, Kyungjin ^a   Park, Munyoung ^a   Back, Kyoungwhan ^a  

^a Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Feruloylserotonin; Serotonin; Tryptamine; Tryptamine 5 hydroxylase; Tryptophan; Tryptophan biosynthesis; Tryptophan decarboxylase

Indexed keywords

MAMMALIA;

EID: 44649094469     PISSN: 15592316     EISSN: 15592324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/psb.3.6.5401     Document Type: Article

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