Tocochromanols: Rancid lipids, seed longevity, and beyond

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 107, Issue 42, 2010, Pages 17857-17858

  Smirnoff, Nicholas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIPID; PLASTOCHROMANOL 8; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; TOCOCHROMANOL DERIVATIVE; TOCOPHEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARABIDOPSIS; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIPOPHILICITY; LONGEVITY; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT SEED; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ARABIDOPSIS; CHROMANS; LIPID METABOLISM; LIPID PEROXIDATION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SEEDS;

EID: 78149241804     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1012749107     Document Type: Note

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