Plant acetyl-CoA carboxylase: Structure, biosynthesis, regulation, and gene manipulation for plant breeding

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1175-1184

  Sasaki, Yukiko ^a   Nagano, Yukio ^b  

^a Genesis Research Institute   (Japan)

^b SAGA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acetyl CoA carboxylase; Fatty acid synthesis; Heteromeric form; Homomeric form; Plant

Indexed keywords

ACETYL COENZYME A CARBOXYLASE;

BIOSYNTHESIS; BREEDING; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PLANT; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN ENGINEERING; REVIEW;

ACETYL-COA CARBOXYLASE; BREEDING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; PLANTS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN ENGINEERING;

EUKARYOTA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 4544228526     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.68.1175     Document Type: Review

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