Metabolic engineering of the tryptophan and phenylalanine biosynthetic pathways in rice

Plant Biotechnology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 523-533

  Wakasa, Kyo ^a   Ishihara, Atsushi ^b  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Japan)

^b TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aromatic amino acids; Oryza sativa; Secondary metabolism; Transgenic rice

Indexed keywords

DICOTYLEDONEAE; ORYZA SATIVA;

EID: 76349084089     PISSN: 13424580     EISSN: 13476114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5511/plantbiotechnology.26.523     Document Type: Review

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