The endogenous choline supply limits glycine betaine synthesis in transgenic tobacco expressing choline monooxygenase

Plant Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 487-496

  Nuccio, Michael L ^a   Russell, Brenda L ^a   Moite, Kurt D ^a   Rathinasabapathi, Bala ^a   Gage, Douglas A ^b   Hanson, Andrew D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Michigan State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLINE MONOOXYGENASE; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; TOBACCO; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

BETAINE; CHOLINE; KINETICS; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; OXYGENASES; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT ROOTS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PLANTS, TOXIC; PROLINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SPINACIA OLERACEA; TOBACCO;

EMBRYOPHYTA; NICOTIANA OBTUSIFOLIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; SPINACIA OLERACEA;

EID: 0032212062     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313X.1998.00316.x     Document Type: Article

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