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A tyrosine aminotransferase involved in tocopherol synthesis in Arabidopsis

David Riewe1, Mehrana Koohi, Jan Lisec

  • 1Department of Molecular Genetics, Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research-IPK, Corrensstrasse 3, 06466 Gatersleben, Germany. riewe@ipk-gatersleben.de

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