Regulation and function of specifier proteins in plants

Phytochemistry Reviews

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 87-99

  Burow, Meike ^a   Wittstock, Ute ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Epithionitrile; Epithiospecifier protein; Glucosinolate; Isothiocyanate; Nitrile; Thiocyanate forming protein

Indexed keywords

EPITHIONITRILE DERIVATIVE; EPITHIOSPECIFIER PROTEIN; GLUCOSINOLATE; ISOTHIOCYANIC ACID; NITRILE; THIOCYANATE FORMING PROTEIN; THIOCYANIC ACID DERIVATIVE; THIOGLUCOSIDASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

CATALYSIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HYDROLYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REACTION ANALYSIS; REVIEW;

HEXAPODA;

EID: 58149347415     PISSN: 15687767     EISSN: 1572980X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11101-008-9113-5     Document Type: Review

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