Biochemical and molecular studies on Phenylalanine ammonia lyase in the phytopathogenic fungus Ustilago maydis

Phenylalanine ammonia-lyase (PAL) is the entrypoint enzyme into phenylpropanoid metabolism in plants. Little is known about PAL in fungi. In order to explore the role PAL plays in the growth and survival of fungi, the structure and regulation of fungal PAL were investigated in the phytopathogen U...

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Main Author: Kim, Seong Hwan
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/6647