Biosynthesis, regulation and functions of tocochromanols in plants

Plant Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 301-309

  Mène Saffrané, Laurent ^a   DellaPenna, Dean ^a  

^a Michigan State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Arabidopsis; Plastochromanol 8; Tocochromanol; Tocopherol; Tocotrienol; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ALPHA TOCOTRIENOL; ANTIOXIDANT; TOCOPHEROL;

ARTICLE; CYANOBACTERIUM; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT; PLANT GENE; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ANTIOXIDANTS; CYANOBACTERIA; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES, PLANT; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANTS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; TOCOPHEROLS; TOCOTRIENOLS; VITAMIN E;

ARABIDOPSIS; CYANOBACTERIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 77953137753     PISSN: 09819428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2009.11.004     Document Type: Article

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