Transgenic tobacco expressing Vitreoscilla hemoglobin exhibits enhanced growth and altered metabolite production

Nature Biotechnology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 244-247

  Holmberg, Niklas ^a   Lilius, Gösta ^a   Bailey, James E ^b   Bülow, Leif ^a  

^a CHEMICAL CENTER   (Sweden)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Enhanced growth; Hemoglobin; Nicotine; Oxygen; Tobacco

Indexed keywords

NICOTINE;

ARTICLE; CELL DENSITY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE TRANSFER; GERMINATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPORTER GENE; TOBACCO; TRANSGENE;

ANABASINE; CHLOROPHYLL; GRAM-NEGATIVE AEROBIC BACTERIA; HEMOGLOBINS; NICOTINE; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PLANTS, TOXIC; TOBACCO;

NICOTIANA OBTUSIFOLIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; VITREOSCILLA;

EID: 0030890431     PISSN: 10870156     EISSN: 15461696     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nbt0397-244     Document Type: Article

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