Characterization of the acetohydroxyacid synthase multigene family in the tetraploide plant Chenopodium quinoa

Background: Currently, the technology called Clearfield® is used in the development of crops resistant to herbicides that inhibit the enzyme acetohydroxy acid synthase (AHAS, EC 2.2.1.6). AHAS is the first enzyme of the biosynthetic pathway that produces the branched-chain of the essential amino aci...

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Main Authors: Camilo Mestanza, Ricardo Riegel, Herman Silva, Santiago C. Vásquez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-11-01
Series:Electronic Journal of Biotechnology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0717345815000962