Expression of the farnesyldiphosphate synthase gene of Saccharomyces cerevisiae in tobacco

Molecular Breeding

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 137-145

  Daudonnet, S ^a,b   Karst, F ^a   Tourte, Y ^a  

^a IBMIG Institut de Biologie Moleculaire et dIngenierie Genetique   (France)

^b Ferme de l'Étang   (France)

Author keywords

Carotenoid synthesis; Farnesyldiphosphate synthase expression; Sterol synthesis; Tobacco

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOSYNTHESIS; GENE EXPRESSION; PIGMENTS; VIRUSES; YEAST;

CAROTENOID SYNTHESIS; CAULIFLOWER MOSAIC VIRUS; CODING REGION; DOWN-STREAM; FARNESYLDIPHOSPHATE SYNTHASE EXPRESSION; STEROL BIOSYNTHESIS; STEROL SYNTHESIS; SYNTHASE EXPRESSION; SYNTHASE GENE; SYNTHASES;

TOBACCO;

BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. BOTRYTIS; CAULIFLOWER MOSAIC VIRUS; EMBRYOPHYTA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; TABACUM;

EID: 0001393445     PISSN: 13803743     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009685032495     Document Type: Article

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