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Expression and functional characterization of a white clover isoflavone synthase in tobacco.
Annals of botany - 1 Nov 2012
Franzmayr Benjamin K, Rasmussen Susanne, Fraser Karl M, Jameson Paula E
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Trifolium repens (white clover) is a valuable component of pastures due to its ability to fix nitrogen. Productivity of T. repens is sometimes threatened by insect pests, and it has been suggested that phenylpropanoid-derived isoflavonoids such as formononetin can protect white clover from insect damage. The aim of this study was to isolate and functionally characterize an isoflavone synthase...
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