Arabidopsis indole synthase, a homolog of tryptophan synthase alpha, is an enzyme involved in the Trp-independent indole-containing metabolite biosynthesis

Journal of Integrative Plant Biology

Volumn 50, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1070-1077

  Zhang, Rui ^a,b   Wang, Bing ^a,b   Ouyang, Jian ^a   Li, Jiayang ^a   Wang, Yonghong ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GENETICS AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis; Indole synthase; Indole 3 acetic acid; Secondary metabolite; Tryptophan

Indexed keywords

GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; INDOLE; INDOLE 3 ACETIC ACID SYNTHASE; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; INDOLE-3-ACETIC ACID SYNTHASE; MULTIENZYME COMPLEX; TRYPTOPHAN; TRYPTOPHAN SYNTHASE;

ENZYME; HOMOLOGY; METABOLITE; PLANT;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CELL FRACTIONATION; CHEMISTRY; CYTOSOL; ENZYMOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PLANT GENE; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARABIDOPSIS; CATALYSIS; CYTOSOL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENES, PLANT; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; INDOLES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MULTIENZYME COMPLEXES; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SUBCELLULAR FRACTIONS; TRYPTOPHAN; TRYPTOPHAN SYNTHASE;

ARABIDOPSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 51349147139     PISSN: 16729072     EISSN: 17447909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7909.2008.00729.x     Document Type: Article

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