Evolution of specifier proteins in glucosinolate-containing plants

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The glucosinolate-myrosinase system is an activated chemical defense system found in plants of the Brassicales order. Glucosinolates are stored separately from their hydrolytic enzymes, the myrosinases, in plant tissues. Upon tissue...

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Main Authors: Kuchernig Jennifer C, Burow Meike, Wittstock Ute
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-07-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
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Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/12/127