4-Coumarate: Coenzyme a ligase in black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia) catalyses the conversion of sinapate to sinapoyl-CoA

Journal of Plant Research

Volumn 117, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 303-310

  Hamada, Katsuyoshi ^a   Nishida, Tomoaki ^a   Yamauchi, Kazuchika ^b   Fukushima, Kazuhiko ^b   Kondo, Ryuichiro ^c   Tsutsumi, Yuji ^c  

^a SHIZUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

4 Coumarate:coenzyme A ligase (4CL); Lignin biosynthesis; Robinia pseudoacacia L.; Sinapate; Syringyl lignin

Indexed keywords

4 COUMARATE COA LIGASE; 4-COUMARATE-COA LIGASE; ACYL COENZYME A; COUMARIC ACID; ISOENZYME; LIGNIN; LONG CHAIN FATTY ACID COENZYME A LIGASE; SINAPIC ACID; SINAPOYL COENZYME A; SINAPOYL-COENZYME A;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYMOLOGY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; ROBINIA;

ACYL COENZYME A; COENZYME A LIGASES; COUMARIC ACIDS; ISOENZYMES; LIGNIN; ROBINIA; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

ROBINIA; ROBINIA PSEUDOACACIA;

EID: 5444257490     PISSN: 09189440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10265-004-0159-1     Document Type: Article

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