Molecular characterisation and expression of a wound-inducible cDNA encoding a novel cinnamyl-alcohol dehydrogenase enzyme in lucerne (Medicago sativa L.)

Plant Molecular Biology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 279-291

  Brill, Elizabeth M ^a   Abrahams, Sharon ^a   Hayes, Christine M ^a,b   Jenkins, Colin L D ^a   Watson, John M ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alfalfa; Cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase; ELI3; Lignification; Lucerne; Stem abundant cDNA; Substrate specificity; Wound induction

Indexed keywords

CINNAMYL ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; DNA PROBE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLANT GENETICS;

ALCOHOL OXIDOREDUCTASES; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; DNA, PLANT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; MEDICAGO SATIVA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS, TOXIC; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; SALICYLIC ACID; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TOBACCO;

EID: 0033197808     PISSN: 01674412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006381630494     Document Type: Article

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