Engineering anthocyanin biosynthesis in plants

Current Opinion in Plant Biology

Volumn 19, Issue , 2014, Pages 81-90

  Zhang, Yang ^a   Butelli, Eugenio ^a   Martin, Cathie ^a  

^a JOHN INNES CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHOCYANIN;

GLYCOSYLATION; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; METABOLISM; PLANT;

ANTHOCYANINS; GLYCOSYLATION; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; PLANTS;

EID: 84901818484     PISSN: 13695266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2014.05.011     Document Type: Review

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