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Influence of B and Pl on UDPG:Flavonoid-3-O-glucosyltransferase in Zea mays L.

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The influence of the genetic constitution at the B and Pl loci on UDPG:flavonoid-3-O-glucosyltransferase activity is described. More than a 90% reduction in activity is found when either B or Pl was present in the homozygous recessive condition. A positive correlation between quercetin-3-O-glucoside and pelargonidin-3-O-glucoside production is observed for all genotypes tested. Changes in UFGT activity during plant development are described for R-r B Pl plants.

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  1. Genetisch Instituut, Kruislaan 318, 1098 SM, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    A. G. M. Gerats

  2. United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Agronomy and Biochemistry Departments, University of Missouri, 65211, Columbia, Missouri

    J. Bussard, E. H. Coe Jr. & R. Larson

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Cooperative investigations, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and Missouri Agricultural Experiment Station, Columbia, Missouri 65211. Journal Series No. 9635.

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Gerats, A.G.M., Bussard, J., Coe, E.H. et al. Influence of B and Pl on UDPG:Flavonoid-3-O-glucosyltransferase in Zea mays L.. Biochem Genet 22, 1161–1169 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00499639

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