Identification of a cDNA Encoding Malonyl-Coenzyme A: Anthocyanidin 3-O-Glucoside 6”-O-Malonyltransferase from Cineraria (Senecio cruentus) Flowers

Plant Biotechnology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 229-234

  Suzuki, Hirokazu ^a   Sawada, Shinya ^a   Toru, Nakayama ^a   Nishino, Tokuzo ^a   Yonekura Sakakibara, Keiko ^b   Yamaguchi, Masa atsu ^c  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b INST OF PHYS AND CHEMICAL RESEARCH   (Japan)

^c MINAMI KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

anthocyanin; cinerarin; malonyltransferase; Senecio cruentus

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986881967     PISSN: 13424580     EISSN: 13476114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5511/plantbiotechnology.20.229     Document Type: Article

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