Sphingolipid base modifying enzymes in sunflower (Helianthus annuus): Cloning and characterization of a C4-hydroxylase gene and a new paralogous Δ8-desaturase gene

Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 168, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 831-839

  Moreno Pérez, Antonio J ^a   Martínez Force, Enrique ^a   Garcés, Rafael ^a   Salas, Joaquín J ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE LA GRASA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Desaturation; Hydroxylation; Long chain base; Sphingolipids; Sunflower

Indexed keywords

MIXED FUNCTION OXIDASE; OXIDOREDUCTASE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEIN; SPHINGOLIPID; SPHINGOLIPID DESATURASE; SUR2 PROTEIN, S CEREVISIAE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; COTYLEDON; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MUTATION; PHYLOGENY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PLANT SEED; PLANT STEM; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SUNFLOWER;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; COTYLEDON; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; HELIANTHUS; MIXED FUNCTION OXYGENASES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; OXIDOREDUCTASES; PHYLOGENY; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT ROOTS; PLANT STEMS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS; SEEDS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SPHINGOLIPIDS;

ANIMALIA; HELIANTHUS; HELIANTHUS ANNUUS;

EID: 79953075228     PISSN: 01761617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2010.11.015     Document Type: Article

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