Isolation and Characterization of Novel β-Cyanoalanine Synthase and Cysteine Synthase Genes from Cassava

Plant Molecular Biology Reporter

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 514-524

  Marrero Degro, Josean ^a   Marcano Velázquez, Joan ^a   Siritunga, Dimuth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Cyanoalanine synthase; Cassava; Cyanide detoxification; Cyanogenic glycosides; Cysteine synthase

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MANIHOT ESCULENTA; SPINACIA OLERACEA;

EID: 79958741406     PISSN: 07359640     EISSN: 15729818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11105-010-0255-4     Document Type: Article

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