Cloning and characterization of a glucosyltransferase from <it>Crocus sativus </it>stigmas involved in flavonoid glucosylation
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Flavonol glucosides constitute the second group of secondary metabolites that accumulate in <it>Crocus sativus </it>stigmas. To date there are no reports of functionally characterized flavonoid glucosyltransferases in <...
Main Authors: | Ahrazem Oussama, Mozos Almudena, Moraga Ángela, Gómez-Gómez Lourdes |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2009-08-01
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Series: | BMC Plant Biology |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2229/9/109 |
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