Expression of acc oxidase antisense gene inhibits ripening of cantaloupe melon fruits

Nature Biotechnology

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 862-866

  Ayub, Ricardo ^a   Guis, Monique ^a   Amor, Mohamed Ben ^a   Gillot, Laurent ^a   Roustan, Jean Paul ^a   Latché, Alain ^a   Bouzayen, Mondher ^a   Pech, Jean Claude ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; ETHYLENE; OXIDOREDUCTASE; PHYTOHORMONE;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FRUIT; GENE EXPRESSION; HORMONAL REGULATION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHIZOBIUM RADIOBACTER; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

AMINO ACID OXIDOREDUCTASES; ANTISENSE ELEMENTS (GENETICS); BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; ETHYLENES; FRUIT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC;

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; CUCUMIS; CUCUMIS MELO; MELO;

EID: 0029980142     PISSN: 10870156     EISSN: 15461696     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nbt0796-862     Document Type: Article

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