Molecular cloning and functional characterization of a novel (Iso)flavone 4′,7-O-diglucoside glucosyltransferase from Pueraria lobata

Frontiers in Plant Science

Volumn 7, Issue MAR2016, 2016, Pages

  Wang, Xin ^a   Fan, Rongyan ^a   Li, Jia ^a   Li, Changfu ^a   Zhang, Yansheng ^a  

^a Wuhan Institute of Botany Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

Author keywords

4 ,7 O di glucosylation; 4 O glucosylation; Flavone; Glucosyltransferase; Isoflavone; Pueraria lobata

Indexed keywords

EID: 84964311289     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664462X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2016.00387     Document Type: Article

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