Cloning and expression analysis of an anthocyanidin synthase gene homolog from Brassica juncea

Molecular Breeding

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 313-322

  Yan, Mingli ^a,b   Liu, Xianjun ^a   Guan, Chunyun ^a   Chen, Xinbo ^a   Liu, Zhongsong ^a  

^a HUNAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HUNAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Anthocyanidin synthase; Brassica juncea; Cloning; Expression analysis; Seed coat color

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOSYNTHESIS; FLAVONOIDS; GENE EXPRESSION; PROTEINS;

ANTHOCYANIDIN SYNTHASE; ANTHOCYANIDIN SYNTHASE GENES; BRASSICA JUNCEA; CLONING AND EXPRESSION; EXPRESSION ANALYSIS; GENE HOMOLOGUES; HISTOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; PROANTHOCYANIDINS; SEED-COAT COLOR; SEEDCOATS;

CLONING;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; BRASSICA; BRASSICA JUNCEA; BRASSICA OLERACEA; BRASSICA RAPA; MATTHIOLA INCANA;

EID: 80052264850     PISSN: 13803743     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11032-010-9483-4     Document Type: Article

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