Structure of a heterotetrameric geranyl pyrophosphate synthase from mint (Mentha piperita) reveals intersubunit regulation

Plant Cell

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 454-467

  Chang, Tao Hsin ^a,b   Hsieh, Fu Lien ^a,b   Ko, Tzu Ping ^a   Teng, Kuo Hsun ^a,b   Liang, Po Huang ^a,b   Wang, Andrew H J ^a,b,c  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c ACADEMIA SINICA   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRASSICA; MENTHA; MENTHA X PIPERITA; SINAPIS; SINAPIS ALBA;

EID: 77950362771     PISSN: 10404651     EISSN: 1532298X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1105/tpc.109.071738     Document Type: Article

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