In vivo activity of recombinant human Lewis fucosyltransferase III in leaves of Nicotiana tabacum L.

Biologia Plantarum

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 267-274

  Lhernould, S ^a   Labrousse, P ^a,c   Lejolly, D ^a   Leonard R ^b   Carlue M ^a   Costa, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LIMOGES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIMOGES   (France)

Author keywords

Fucose; N glycans; Polysaccharides

Indexed keywords

NICOTIANA OBTUSIFOLIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 46149125731     PISSN: 00063134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10535-008-0057-9     Document Type: Article

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