Plant sterols: Diversity, biosynthesis, and physiological functions

Biochemistry (Moscow)

Volumn 81, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 819-834

  Valitova, J N ^a   Sulkarnayeva, A G ^a   Minibayeva, F V ^a,b  

^a KAZAN INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOPHYSICS   (Russian Federation)

^b KAZAN FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

plant sterols; sphingolipids; stress

Indexed keywords

PHYTOHORMONE; PHYTOSTEROL;

BIOSYNTHESIS; MEMBRANE MICRODOMAIN; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

MEMBRANE MICRODOMAINS; PHYTOSTEROLS; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS; PLANTS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84981167202     PISSN: 00062979     EISSN: 16083040     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S0006297916080046     Document Type: Review

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