Physiological analysis of transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana plants expressing one nitrilase isoform in sense or antisense direction

Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 153, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 446-456

  Grsic, S ^a   Sauerteig, S ^a   Neuhaus, K ^a   Albrecht, M ^a   Rossiter, J ^a   Ludwig Muller, J ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis thaliana; IAA biosynthesis; Indole 3 acetic acid; Nitrilase isoenzymes; Transgenic plants

Indexed keywords

ANTISENSE TECHNOLOGY; AUXIN; BETA GLUCURONIDASE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC LINE; INDOLE 3 ACETONITRILE; INDOLEACETIC ACID; ISOFORM; NITRILASE; PHENOTYPE; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; PLANT GROWTH; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; SECONDARY METABOLITE; TRANSGENIC PLANT; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 0031787565     PISSN: 01761617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0176-1617(98)80173-9     Document Type: Article

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