Molecular cloning and sequence analysis of a novel chalcone synthase cDNA from Ginkgo biloba

DNA Sequence - Journal of DNA Sequencing and Mapping

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 283-290

  Pang, Yongzhen ^a   Shen, Guo An ^b   Liu, Chenghong ^c   Liu, Xiaojun ^a   Tan, Feng ^d   Sun, Xiaofen ^a   Tang, Kexuan ^a,b  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c SECOND MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

CHS; Gbchs; Ginkgo biloba; RACE; Sequence analysis

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; CHALCONE SYNTHASE; COENZYME A; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; FLAVONOID;

ALFALFA; ARTICLE; CYCLIZATION; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME BINDING; GINKGO BILOBA; GYMNOSPERM; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR MODEL; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PHYLOGENY; PLANT METABOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

ACYLTRANSFERASES; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GINKGO BILOBA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EMBRYOPHYTA; GINKGO BILOBA; GYMNOSPERMAE; MEDICAGO; MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 7444236949     PISSN: 10425179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10425170412331283814     Document Type: Article

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