Structural and functional analysis of tomato sterol C22 desaturase
Abstract Background Sterols are structural and functional components of eukaryotic cell membranes. Plants produce a complex mixture of sterols, among which β-sitosterol, stigmasterol, campesterol, and cholesterol in some Solanaceae, are the most abundant species. Many reports have shown that the sti...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-03-01
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| Series: | BMC Plant Biology |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-021-02898-7 |