How embryophytic is the biosynthesis of phenylpropanoids and their derivatives in streptophyte algae?

Plant and Cell Physiology

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 934-945

  De Vries, Jan ^a   De Vries, Sophie ^a,b   Slamovits, Claudio H ^a,c   Rose, Laura E ^b   Archibald, John M ^a,c  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c CANADIAN INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED RESEARCH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Charophytes; Lignin; Phenylpropanoids; Plant evolution; Plant microbe interaction; Secondary metabolism

Indexed keywords

1-PHENYLPROPANOL; ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE; CINNAMYL ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE; LIGNIN; PROPANOL;

CHAROPHYTA; EVOLUTION; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; METABOLISM;

ALCOHOL OXIDOREDUCTASES; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; CHAROPHYCEAE; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; LIGNIN; PROPANOLS;

EID: 85020163141     PISSN: 00320781     EISSN: 14719053     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcx037     Document Type: Article

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