Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Cellulose Biosynthesis in Plants: Prospects for Genetic Engineering

Advances in Plant Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 1, Issue C, 2008, Pages 135-160

  Saxena, Inder M ^a   Brown Jr , Malcolm R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetobacter xylinum; Arabidopsis; Cellulose; Cellulose biosynthesis; Cellulose synthase; Cellulose synthase like; CesA; Cotton; Csl; Genetic manipulations

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; GLUCONACETOBACTER XYLINUS; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

EID: 65249154943     PISSN: 17550408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1755-0408(07)01006-5     Document Type: Review

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