Chlorophyll breakdown by chlorophyllase: Isolation and functional expression of the Chlase1 gene from ethylene-treated Citrus fruit and its regulation during development

Plant Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 653-661

  Jacob Wilk, Debora ^a,b   Holland, Doron ^b   Goldschmidt, Eliezer E ^a   Riov, Joseph ^a   Eyal, Yoram ^b  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CATALYSIS; CHLOROPHYLL; CHLOROPHYLLASE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; ENZYMIC DEGRADATION; ETHYLENE; FRUIT DEVELOPMENT; GENETIC REGULATION; GIBBERELLIC ACID; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RIPENING;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; CARBOXYLIC ESTER HYDROLASES; CHLOROPHYLL; CITRUS; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; DNA, PLANT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ETHYLENES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENES, PLANT; GIBBERELLINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; RNA, MESSENGER; RNA, PLANT;

EID: 0033396477     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313X.1999.00637.x     Document Type: Article

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