Purification and characterization of S-adenosyl-L-methionine nicotinic acid-N-methyltransferase from leaves of Glycine max

Biologia Plantarum

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 531-535

  Chen, X ^a   Wood, A J ^b  

^a HUNAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

alkaloid; enzyme purification; Fabaceae; soybean; trigonelline

Indexed keywords

FABACEAE; GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 8544237039     PISSN: 00063134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:BIOP.0000047148.20309.88     Document Type: Article

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