Unraveling the biochemical base of dahlia flower coloration

Natural Product Communications

Volumn 3, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1259-1266

  Halbwirth, Heidi ^a   Muster, Gerlinde ^a   Stich, Karl ^a  

^a VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Anthocyanins; Asteraceae; Dahlia variabilis; Flavonoid enzymes; Flavonoids; Flower color

Indexed keywords

6' HYDROXYCHALCONE; CHALCONE ISOMERASE; CHALCONE SYNTHASE; DIHYDROFLAVONOL 4 REDUCTASE; FLAVANONE; FLAVANONE 3 HYDROXYLASE; FLAVONE SYNTHASE II; FLAVONOID; FLAVONOID 3' HYDROXYLASE; FLAVONOL SYNTHASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CULTIVAR; DAHLIA; ENZYMATIC ASSAY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FLOWER COLOR; NONHUMAN; PETAL;

ASTERACEAE; DAHLIA; DAHLIA COCCINEA; DAHLIA VARIABILIS;

EID: 67149119971     PISSN: 1934578X     EISSN: 15559475     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1934578x0800300807     Document Type: Article

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