Calmodulin-dependent and calmodulin-independent glutamate decarboxylases in apple fruit

BMC Plant Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Trobacher, Christopher P ^a   Zarei, Adel ^a   Liu, Jingyun ^a   Clark, Shawn M ^a   Bozzo, Gale G ^a   Shelp, Barry J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aminobutyrate; Abiotic stress; Apple fruit; Biochemical regulation; Calmodulin; Controlled atmosphere storage; Glutamate decarboxylase; Recombinant protein

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ARABIDOPSIS; MALUS X DOMESTICA;

CALMODULIN; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; ENZYMOLOGY; FRUIT; GENETICS; MALUS; METABOLISM;

CALMODULIN; FRUIT; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE; MALUS; PLANT PROTEINS;

EID: 84884614558     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2229-13-144     Document Type: Article

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