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List of works by Rachel Melton

A conserved amino acid residue critical for product and substrate specificity in plant triterpene synthases

scientific article published on 13 July 2016

A different function for a member of an ancient and highly conserved cytochrome P450 family: from essential sterols to plant defense.

scholarly article

A gene cluster for secondary metabolism in oat: implications for the evolution of metabolic diversity in plants.

scientific article

Analysis of Two New Arabinosyltransferases Belonging to the Carbohydrate-Active Enzyme (CAZY) Glycosyl Transferase Family1 Provides Insights into Disease Resistance and Sugar Donor Specificity

scientific article published on 14 November 2018

Biochemical analysis of a multifunctional cytochrome P450 (CYP51) enzyme required for synthesis of antimicrobial triterpenes in plants.

scientific article published on 12 August 2013

Investigation of triterpene synthesis and regulation in oats reveals a role for β-amyrin in determining root epidermal cell patterning

scientific article

Modularity of plant metabolic gene clusters: a trio of linked genes that are collectively required for acylation of triterpenes in oat.

scientific article published on 26 March 2013

Sad3 and sad4 are required for saponin biosynthesis and root development in oat.

scientific article

Speed breeding in growth chambers and glasshouses for crop breeding and model plant research

scientific article published on 01 December 2018

Towards take-all control: a C-21β oxidase required for acylation of triterpene defence compounds in oat

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