Molecular cloning and characterization of flavonol synthase in Acacia confusa

Tree Genetics and Genomes

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 85-92

  Toh, Hwei Choong ^a   Wang, Sheng Yang ^b   Chang, Shang Tzen ^a   Chu, Fang Hua ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acacia confusa; Biosynthesis; Flavonoids; Flavonols; Kaempferol; Myricetin; Protein structure modeling; Quercetin

Indexed keywords

ACACIA CONFUSA; FABACEAE;

EID: 84872670272     PISSN: 16142942     EISSN: 16142950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11295-012-0536-1     Document Type: Article

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