Anthocyanin galactosyltransferase from Aralia cordata, cDNA cloning and characterization

Plant Biotechnology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 191-195

  Nagashima, Shigeyuki ^a   Okamoto, Aya ^a   Suzuki, Hideyuki ^a   Asada, Yoshihisa ^a   Kondo, Toshiya ^a   Yoshikawa, Takafumi ^a  

^a KITASATO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aralia cordata; Heterologous expression; UDP galactosyltransferase

Indexed keywords

ARALIA; ARALIA CORDATA; ARALIACEAE; EMBRYOPHYTA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PETUNIA; VIGNA; VIGNA MUNGO; VITIS SP.;

EID: 7644223217     PISSN: 13424580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5511/plantbiotechnology.21.191     Document Type: Article

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