Sequence differences in LcFGRT4 alleles are responsible for the diverse anthocyanin composition in the pericarp of Litchi chinensis

Molecular Breeding

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2016, Pages

  Li, Xiao Jing ^a   Lai, Biao ^a   Zhao, Jie Tang ^a   Qin, Yong Hua ^a   He, Jiang Man ^a   Huang, Xu Ming ^a   Wang, Hui Cong ^a   Hu, Gui Bing ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Anthocyanin; Composition; Litchi chinensis Sonn; Single nucleotide polymorphism; UDP rhamnose: cyanidin 3 glucoside rhamnosyltransferase

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATES; GENES; NUCLEOTIDES;

ANTHOCYANIN PROFILES; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; CYANIDIN; FLAVONOID; GLYCOSYLATIONS; LITCHI CHINENSI SONN; LITCHI CHINENSIS; RUTINOSIDES; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISMS; UDP-RHAMNOSE: CYANIDIN-3-GLUCOSIDE RHAMNOSYLTRANSFERASE;

ANTHOCYANINS;

EID: 84977477105     PISSN: 13803743     EISSN: 15729788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11032-016-0518-3     Document Type: Article

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