Medicago truncatula CYP716A12 is a multifunctional oxidase involved in the biosynthesis of hemolytic saponins

Plant Cell

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 3070-3081

  Carelli, Maria ^a   Biazzi, Elisa ^a   Panara, Francesco ^b   Tava, Aldo ^a   Scaramelli, Laura ^a   Porceddu, Andrea ^b   Graham, Neil ^c   Odoardi, Miriam ^a   Piano, Efisio ^a   Arcioni, Sergio ^b   May, Sean ^c   Scotti, Carla ^a   Calderini, Ornella ^b  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEDICAGO; MEDICAGO TRUNCATULA;

EID: 84905538254     PISSN: 10404651     EISSN: 1532298X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1105/tpc.111.087312     Document Type: Article

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