Apoplastic expression of the xylanase and β(1-3,1-4) glucanase domains of the xyn D gene from Ruminococcus flavefaciens leads to functional polypeptides in transgenic tobacco plants

Molecular Breeding

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 81-87

  Herbers, Karin ^a   Flint, Harry J ^b   Sonnewald, Uwe ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF PLANT GENETICS AND CROP PLANT RESEARCH IPK   (Germany)

^b ROWETT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Lichenan; Ruminococcus flavefaciens; Transgenic tobacco; Xylanase; xynD gene; (1 3,1 4)glucanase

Indexed keywords

CLONING; GENE ENCODING; HYDROLYSIS; INDUSTRIAL PLANTS; PLANTS (BOTANY); TOBACCO;

GLUCANASE; INDUSTRIAL ENZYMES; LICHENAN; RUMINOCOCCUS FLAVEFACIEN; TRANSGENEIC PLANTS; TRANSGENIC TOBACCO; TRANSGENIC TOBACCO PLANTS; XYLANASES; XYND GENE; Β(1-3,1-4)GLUCANASE;

ENZYMES;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 0030057941     PISSN: 13803743     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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