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Spontaneous mutations of the UDP-glucose:flavonoid 3-O-glucosyltransferase gene confers pale- and dull-colored flowers in the Japanese and common morning glories.
Planta - 1 Sept 2015
Morita Yasumasa, Ishiguro Kanako, Tanaka Yoshikazu, Iida Shigeru, Hoshino Atsushi
Abstract excerpt
MAIN CONCLUSION: UDP-glucose:flavonoid 3- O -glucosyltransferase is essential for maintaining proper production quantity, acylation, and glucosylation of anthocyanin, and defects cause pale and dull flower pigmentation in morning glories. The Japanese (Ipomoea nil) and the common (I. purpurea) morning glory display bright blue and dark purple flowers, respectively. These flowers contain acylated and glucosylated...
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