Proanthocyanidin synthesis in Theobroma cacao: Genes encoding anthocyanidin synthase, anthocyanidin reductase, and leucoanthocyanidin reductase

BMC Plant Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Liu, Yi ^a,d   Shi, Zi ^a   Maximova, Siela ^b   Payne, Mark J ^c   Guiltinan, Mark J ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c The Hershey Company   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; NICOTIANA TABACUM; THEOBROMA CACAO;

ANTHOCYANIDIN SYNTHASE; ANTHOCYANIN; OXIDOREDUCTASE; OXYGENASE; PROANTHOCYANIDIN; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CACAO; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ANTHOCYANINS; CACAO; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; OXIDOREDUCTASES; OXYGENASES; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PROANTHOCYANIDINS;

EID: 84889050826     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2229-13-202     Document Type: Article

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