An Atropa belladonna hyoscyamine 6β-hydroxylase gene is differentially expressed in the root pericycle and anthers

Plant Molecular Biology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 141-152

  Suzuki, Ken Ichi ^a   Yun, Dae Jin ^b   Chen, Xiao Ya ^c   Yamada, Yasuyuki ^a   Hashimoto, Takashi ^a  

^a NARA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b Gyeongsang National University   (South Korea)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Anther; Atropa belladonna; Hyoscyamine 6 hydroxylase; Pericycle; Scopolamine

Indexed keywords

ANTHER CULTURE; ENZYMIC CONVERSION; GENE EXPRESSION; HYOSCYAMINE; HYOSCYAMINE 6BETA HYDROXYLASE; HYOSCYAMUS NIGER; IMMUNOASSAY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; PROMOTER REGION; PSEUDOGENE; SCOPOLAMINE; TOBACCO; TRANSGENE;

ATROPA BELLADONNA; EMBRYOPHYTA; HYOSCYAMUS NIGER; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 0033137062     PISSN: 01674412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026465518112     Document Type: Article

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