The biosynthesis, composition and assembly of the outer pollen wall: A tough case to crack

Phytochemistry

Volumn 113, Issue , 2015, Pages 170-182

  Quilichini, Teagen D ^a   Grienenberger, Etienne ^b   Douglas, Carl J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Exine; Fatty alcohol; Male gametophyte; Pollen wall; Polyketide; Sporopollenin; Tapetum

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN; BIOPOLYMER; CAROTENOID; POLYKETIDE; SPOROPOLLENIN;

ARABIDOPSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; FLOWER; GENETICS; METABOLISM; ORYZA; PHYSIOLOGY; POLLEN;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; BIOPOLYMERS; CAROTENOIDS; GERM CELLS, PLANT; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; ORYZA; POLLEN; POLYKETIDES;

EID: 84939897475     PISSN: 00319422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2014.05.002     Document Type: Review

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