From amino acid to glucosinolate biosynthesis: Protein sequence changes in the evolution of methylthioalkylmalate synthase in Arabidopsis

Plant Cell

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 38-53

  de Kraker, Jan Willem ^a,b   Gershenzon, Jonathan ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMICAL ECOLOGY   (Germany)

^b ENZA ZADEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; BRASSICACEAE;

EID: 79952304238     PISSN: 10404651     EISSN: 1532298X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1105/tpc.110.079269     Document Type: Article

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