Metabolism of the seed and endocarp of cherry (Prunus avium L.) during development

Plant Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 49, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 923-930

  Walker, Robert P ^a   Battistelli, Alberto ^b   Moscatello, Stefano ^b   Chen, Zhi Hui ^c   Leegood, Richard C ^c   Famiani, Franco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cherry; Endocarp; Malate; PH; Phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase; Ribulose 1,5 bisphosphate carboxylase oxygenase; Seed; Storage proteins

Indexed keywords

ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CHLOROPHYLL; GLUTAMATE AMMONIA LIGASE; MALIC ACID; MALIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PHOSPHOENOLPYRUVATE CARBOXYKINASE (ATP); PLANT EXTRACT; RIBULOSEBISPHOSPHATE CARBOXYLASE; SEED STORAGE PROTEIN; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CHEMISTRY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PLANT SEED; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRUNUS;

ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CHLOROPHYLL; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; GLUTAMATE-AMMONIA LIGASE; MALATES; PHOSPHOENOLPYRUVATE CARBOXYKINASE (ATP); PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT PROTEINS; PRUNUS; RIBULOSE-BISPHOSPHATE CARBOXYLASE; SEED STORAGE PROTEINS; SEEDS;

PRUNUS; PRUNUS AVIUM;

EID: 79960613883     PISSN: 09819428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2011.06.004     Document Type: Article

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