Cloning, Characterization and Functional Analysis of Two Type 1 diacylglycerol acyltransferases (DGAT1s) from Tetraena mongolica

Journal of Integrative Plant Biology

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 490-503

  Li, Minchun ^a,b   Zhao, Mingming ^a,b   Wu, Hanying ^a   Wu, Wang ^a,b   Xu, Yinong ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Diacylglycerol acyltransferase1; Tetraena mongolica; Triacylglycerol

Indexed keywords

DIACYLGLYCEROL ACYLTRANSFERASE; FATTY ACID; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID; DNA; FATTY ACID; GENOME; PLANT;

ARTICLE; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PLANT ROOT; TRANSGENIC PLANT; ZYGOPHYLLACEAE;

DIACYLGLYCEROL O-ACYLTRANSFERASE; FATTY ACIDS; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANT ROOTS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; TRIGLYCERIDES; ZYGOPHYLLACEAE;

GLYCINE MAX; TETRAENA MONGOLICA; XEROPHYTA;

EID: 84879118924     PISSN: 16729072     EISSN: 17447909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jipb.12046     Document Type: Article

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