Higher plant tetrapyrrols: Their biosynthesis and its regulation, tetrapyrrol role in transmission of retrograde signals

Russian Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-13

  Yurina, N P ^a   Osipenkova, O V ^a   Odintsova, M S ^a  

^a BACH INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

biosynthesis; higher plants; plastids; signaling; tetrapyrrols

Indexed keywords

EID: 84155189665     PISSN: 10214437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S1021443712010177     Document Type: Review

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