Expression of Atropa belladonna putrescine N-methyltransferase gene in root pericycle

Plant and Cell Physiology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 289-297

  Suzuki, Ken Ichi ^a   Yamada, Yasuyuki ^a   Hashimoto, Takashi ^a  

^a NARA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atropa belladonna; Pericycle; Putrescine N methyltransferase (EC 2.1.1.53); Tropane alkaloids

Indexed keywords

BETA GLUCURONIDASE; BIOSYNTHESIS; NICOTIANA; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PUTRESCINE N METHYLTRANSFERASE; REPORTER GENE; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; TROPANE ALKALOID;

ATROPA BELLADONNA; EMBRYOPHYTA; HYOSCYAMUS NIGER; NICOTIANA;

EID: 0033103656     PISSN: 00320781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.pcp.a029540     Document Type: Article

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