High-lysine maize: The key discoveries that have made it possible

Amino Acids

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 979-989

  Azevedo, R A ^a   Arruda, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aspartic acid; Corn; Isoleucine; Lysine; Maize; Methionine; Threonine

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; ASPARTIC ACID; LYSINE; METHIONINE; SACCHAROPINE; THREONINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID METABOLISM; AMINO ACID SYNTHESIS; BARLEY; BIOACCUMULATION; DOWN REGULATION; ENDOSPERM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME REGULATION; MAIZE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY; PLANT GENOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; TOBACCO; TRANSGENIC PLANT; VARIETAS;

ASPARTIC ACID; CEREALS; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; HORDEUM; LYSINE; METABOLIC NETWORKS AND PATHWAYS; NUTRITIVE VALUE; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; SEED STORAGE PROTEINS; SEEDS; ZEA MAYS;

HORDEUM; NICOTIANA TABACUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 78649983204     PISSN: 09394451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00726-010-0576-5     Document Type: Review

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