Characterization of Three Glucosyltransferase Genes in Tartary Buckwheat and Their Expression after Cold Stress

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 64, Issue 37, 2016, Pages 6930-6938

  Zhou, Jing ^a   Li, Cheng Lei ^a   Gao, Fei ^a   Luo, Xiao Peng ^a   Li, Qing Qing ^a   Zhao, Hai Xia ^a   Yao, Hui Peng ^a   Chen, Hui ^a   Wang, An Hu ^b   Wu, Qi ^a  

^a SICHUAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Xichang University   (China)

Author keywords

anthocyanins; cold treatment; specific activity; tartary buckwheat sprouts; UDP glucose:flavonoid 3 O glycosyltransferase

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; CROPS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES; GLUCOSE;

ACTIVE SITE RESIDUES; ANTHOCYANIN ACCUMULATION; ANTHOCYANIN BIOSYNTHESIS; COLD TREATMENTS; FLAVONOID; GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASES; SPECIFIC ACTIVITY; TARTARY BUCKWHEAT;

ANTHOCYANINS;

ANTHOCYANIN; GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASE; PLANT PROTEIN;

COLD; ENZYMOLOGY; FAGOPYRUM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PLANT SEED;

ANTHOCYANINS; COLD TEMPERATURE; FAGOPYRUM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASES; PLANT PROTEINS; SEEDS; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84988579139     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: 15205118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.6b02064     Document Type: Article

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