Perturbing the metabolic dynamics of myo-inositol in developing Brassica napus seeds through in vivo methylation impacts its utilization as phytate precursor and affects downstream metabolic pathways

BMC Plant Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Dong, Jinzhuo ^a   Yan, Wei ^b   Bock, Cheryl ^b   Nokhrina, Kateryna ^b   Keller, Wilf ^c   Georges, Fawzy ^b  

^a Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^c BioStar/BioWest Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

Brassica napus; Galactinol; myo Inositol methyltransferase; Ononitol; Phytic acid; Protein translation; Raffinose oligosaccharides; Seed coat; Seed development; Sucrose

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BRASSICA NAPUS; BRASSICA NAPUS VAR. NAPUS; MESEMBRYANTHEMUM; MESEMBRYANTHEMUM CRYSTALLINUM;

INOSITOL; PHYTIC ACID;

ARTICLE; GERMINATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; METHYLATION; PLANT SEED; RAPESEED;

BRASSICA NAPUS; GERMINATION; INOSITOL; METABOLIC NETWORKS AND PATHWAYS; METHYLATION; PHYTIC ACID; SEEDS;

EID: 84877884046     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2229-13-84     Document Type: Article

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