Nucleocytoplasmic-localized acyltransferases catalyze the malonylation of 7-O-glycosidic (iso)flavones in Medicago truncatula

Plant Journal

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 382-396

  Yu, Xiao Hong ^a   Chen, Min Huei ^b   Liu, Chang Jun ^a  

^a BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Isoflavonoids; Malonyltransferase; Medicago truncatula; Nuclear localization

Indexed keywords

ACYLTRANSFERASE; FORMONONETIN; GLUCOSIDE; ISOFLAVONE DERIVATIVE; ISOFLAVONE SYNTHASE; MALONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; OXYGENASE; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; BARREL MEDIC; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL NUCLEUS; CHEMISTRY; CYTOPLASM; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYMOLOGY; EXPRESSED SEQUENCE TAG; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SOYBEAN; TOBACCO; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ACYLTRANSFERASES; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARABIDOPSIS; CELL NUCLEUS; CYTOPLASM; EXPRESSED SEQUENCE TAGS; GLUCOSIDES; ISOFLAVONES; MALONATES; MEDICAGO TRUNCATULA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OXYGENASES; PHYLOGENY; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SOYBEANS; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; TOBACCO;

ARABIDOPSIS; MEDICAGO TRUNCATULA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 47749146143     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: 1365313X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-313X.2008.03509.x     Document Type: Article

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