The Balance of Expression of Dihydroflavonol 4-reductase and Flavonol Synthase Regulates Flavonoid Biosynthesis and Red Foliage Coloration in Crabapples

Scientific Reports

Volumn 5, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Tian, Ji ^a   Han, Zhen Yun ^a   Zhang, Jie ^a   Hu, Yujing ^a   Song, Tingting ^a   Yao, Yuncong ^a  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE; ANTHOCYANIN; DIHYDROFLAVANOL 4-REDUCTASE; FLAVONOID; FLAVONOL SYNTHASE; MESSENGER RNA; OXIDOREDUCTASE; PLANT PROTEIN;

BIOSYNTHESIS; ENZYMOLOGY; FRUIT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; MALUS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PIGMENTATION; PLANT LEAF;

ALCOHOL OXIDOREDUCTASES; ANTHOCYANINS; BIOSYNTHETIC PATHWAYS; FLAVONOIDS; FRUIT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; MALUS; OXIDOREDUCTASES; PIGMENTATION; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT PROTEINS; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 84937718039     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep12228     Document Type: Article

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