Transformation of the limonene synthase gene into peppermint (Mentha piperita L.) and preliminary studies on the essential oil profiles of single transgenic plants

Theoretical and Applied Genetics

Volumn 99, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 676-682

  Krasnyanski, S ^a   May, R A ^b   Loskutov, A ^b   Ball, T M ^b   Sink, K C ^b  

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

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agrobacterium mediated transformation; Direct gene transfer; Essential oils; Limonene synthase; Peppermint

Indexed keywords

GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; LIMONENE SYNTHASE; PLANT GENETICS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTOPLAST; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

MENTHA PIPERITA;

EID: 0032876299     PISSN: 00405752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001220051284     Document Type: Article

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