Melatonin biosynthesis requires N-acetylserotonin methyltransferase activity of caffeic acid O-methyltransferase in rice

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 66, Issue 21, 2015, Pages 6917-6925

  Byeon, Yeong ^a   Choi, Geun Hee ^a   Lee, Hyoung Yool ^a   Back, Kyoungwhan ^a  

^a Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Caffeic acid O methyltransferase; Melatonin; N Acetylserotonin O methyltransferase; Transgenic rice

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSEROTONIN METHYLTRANSFERASE; CAFFEATE O-METHYLTRANSFERASE; MELATONIN; METHYLTRANSFERASE; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARABIDOPSIS; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETICS; METABOLISM; ORYZA; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ACETYLSEROTONIN O-METHYLTRANSFERASE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARABIDOPSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MELATONIN; METHYLTRANSFERASES; ORYZA; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS;

EID: 84948393396     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erv396     Document Type: Article

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