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Gene-dependent flavonoid glucosyltransferase in maize

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A direct relationship between a specific gene and a specific enzyme involved in flavonoid biosynthesis is reported for the gene Bz and uridine diphosphoglucose: quercetin glucosyltransferase in maize pollen, seedlings, and seeds. Ratios are presented for specific activities of the glucosyltransferase from pollen, seed, and seedling tissues homozygous and heterozygous for Bz and homozygous for bz.

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  1. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri

    R. L. Larson & E. H. Coe Jr.

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Cooperative Investigations, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture and Missouri Agricultural Experiment Station, Columbia, Missouri 65201. Journal Series No. 7340.

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Larson, R.L., Coe, E.H. Gene-dependent flavonoid glucosyltransferase in maize. Biochem Genet 15, 153–156 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00484558

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