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Downregulation of putative UDP-glucose: flavonoid 3-O-glucosyltransferase gene alters flower coloring in Phalaenopsis.
Plant cell reports - 1 Jun 2011
Chen Wen-Huei, Hsu Chi-Yin, Cheng Hao-Yun, Chang Hsiang, Chen Hong-Hwa, Ger Mang-Jye
Abstract excerpt
Anthocyanin is the primary pigment contributing to red, violet, and blue flower color formation. The solubility of anthocyanins is enhanced by UDP glucose: flavonoid 3-O-glucosyltransferase (UFGT) through transfer of the glucosyl moiety from UDP-glucose to 3-hydroxyl group to produce the first stable pigments. To assess the possibility that UFGT is involved in the flower color formation in Phalaenopsis, the...
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