Stable expression of a biodegradable protein-based polymer in tobacco chloroplasts

Plant Cell Reports

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 257-262

  Guda, C ^a,b,c   Lee, S B ^a,b   Daniell, H ^a,b  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biopolymer; Chloroplast transformation; Molecular farming; Protein based polymer

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPLAST; POLYMER; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TOBACCO; TRANSGENIC PLANT; WESTERN BLOTTING;

NICOTIANA OBTUSIFOLIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 0033984413     PISSN: 07217714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002990050008     Document Type: Article

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