Evidence for abscisic acid biosynthesis in Cuscuta reflexa, a parasitic plant lacking neoxanthin

Plant Physiology

Volumn 147, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 816-822

  Qin, Xiaoqiong ^a,b   Seung, Hwan Yang ^a,c   Kepsel, Andrea C ^a,d   Schwartz, Steven H ^a,e   Zeevaart, Jan A D ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Myong Ji University   (South Korea)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e MONSANTO COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CUSCUTA; CUSCUTA REFLEXA; EMBRYOPHYTA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

ABSCISIC ACID; NEOXANTHIN; PLANT DNA; PRIMER DNA; XANTHOPHYLL;

ARTICLE; CUSCUTA; GENE; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NORTHERN BLOTTING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLANT;

ABSCISIC ACID; BASE SEQUENCE; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; CUSCUTA; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, PLANT; GENES, PLANT; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLANT SHOOTS; XANTHOPHYLLS;

EID: 48549106548     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: 15322548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.108.116749     Document Type: Article

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