Identification and expression analysis of castor bean (Ricinus communis) genes encoding enzymes from the triacylglycerol biosynthesis pathway

Plant Science

Volumn 179, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 499-509

  Cagliari, Alexandro ^a   Margis Pinheiro, Márcia ^a   Loss, Guilherme ^a   Mastroberti, Alexandra Antunes ^a   de Araujo Mariath, Jorge Ernesto ^a   Margis, Rogério ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Castor bean; Lipid biosynthesis; Lipid metabolism; Ricinoleate; Seed development; TAG

Indexed keywords

EUKARYOTA; PROKARYOTA; RICINUS COMMUNIS;

EID: 77956755978     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2010.07.015     Document Type: Article

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