Role of a chalcone isomerase-like protein in flavonoid biosynthesis in Arabidopsis thaliana

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 66, Issue 22, 2015, Pages 7165-7179

  Jiang, Wenbo ^a   Yin, Qinggang ^a,b   Wu, Ranran ^a,b   Zheng, Guangshun ^a,b   Liu, Jinyue ^a,b   Dixon, Richard A ^c   Pang, Yongzhen ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis; chalcone isomerase like; flavonoids; flavonols; proanthocyanidins; seed coat

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN; CHALCONE ISOMERASE; CHIL PROTEIN, ARABIDOPSIS; FLAVONOID; ISOMERASE;

ARABIDOPSIS; BIOSYNTHESIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MUTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT GENE; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; FLAVONOIDS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENES, PLANT; INTRAMOLECULAR LYASES; MUTATION; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED;

EID: 84960179035     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erv413     Document Type: Article

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