Genetic variation of γ-tocopherol methyltransferase gene contributes to elevated α-tocopherol content in soybean seeds

BMC Plant Biology

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Dwiyanti, Maria S ^a   Yamada, Tetsuya ^a   Sato, Masako ^a   Abe, Jun ^a   Kitamura, Keisuke ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; GLYCINE MAX; SARGA;

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; GAMMA TOCOPHEROL METHYLTRANSFERASE; GAMMA-TOCOPHEROL METHYLTRANSFERASE; METHYLTRANSFERASE; PLANT DNA; SOYBEAN PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHROMOSOME MAP; CROSS BREEDING; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYLOGENY; PLANT GENE; PLANT SEED; PROMOTER REGION; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; SOYBEAN; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CROSSES, GENETIC; DNA, PLANT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENES, PLANT; GENOTYPE; METHYLTRANSFERASES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; SEEDS; SOYBEAN PROTEINS; SOYBEANS;

EID: 80355131551     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2229-11-152     Document Type: Article

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