Overexpression of glutathione s-transferase/glutathione peroxidase enhances the growth of transgenic tobacco seedlings during stress

Nature Biotechnology

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 988-991

  Roxas, Virginia P ^a   Smith, Roger K ^a,b   Allen, Randy D ^a,b  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural biotechnology; Chilling; Plant stress; Salinity

Indexed keywords

GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE;

ARTICLE; COLD TOLERANCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INDUCTION; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; GROWTH REGULATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT SEED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS;

AGRICULTURE; COLD; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PLANTS, TOXIC; TOBACCO;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 0030771838     PISSN: 10870156     EISSN: 15461696     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nbt1097-988     Document Type: Article

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