Biosynthesis of phloridzin in apple (Malus domestica Borkh.)

Plant Science

Volumn 176, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 223-231

  Gosch, Christian ^a   Halbwirth, Heidi ^a   Kuhn, Jasmin ^a   Miosic, Silvija ^a   Stich, Karl ^a  

^a VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Chalcone synthase; Dihydrochalcone; Dihydrochalcone 2 O glucosyltransferase; Malus domestica; Medium chain acyl CoA dehydrogenase; Phloridzin

Indexed keywords

MALUS X DOMESTICA; PYRUS; PYRUS COMMUNIS;

EID: 57749110574     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2008.10.011     Document Type: Article

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