Identification and characterization of four distinct asparagine synthetase (AsnS) genes in maize (Zea mays L.)

Plant Science

Volumn 175, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 799-808

  Todd, James ^a,b   Screen, Steven ^a   Crowley, James ^a   Peng, Jiexin ^a   Andersen, Scott ^a   Brown, Todd ^a   Qi, Qungang ^a   Fabbri, Brad ^a   Duff, Stephen M G ^a  

^a MONSANTO COMPANY   (United States)

^b FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Chimeric gene; Gene expression; Synthetase; Zea mays

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 54249114397     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2008.08.004     Document Type: Article

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