Transformation of Arabidopsis with the codA gene for choline oxidase enhances freezing tolerance of plants

Plant Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 449-453

  Sakamoto, Atsushi ^a   Valverde, Roberto ^b,c   Alia, ^a,d   Chen, Tony H H ^b   Murata, Norio ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR BASIC BIOLOGY   (Japan)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA   (Costa Rica)

^d LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; ARTHROBACTER; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHLOROPLAST; CHOLINE OXIDASE; CODA GENE; COLD TOLERANCE; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; FROST RESISTANCE; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; GLYCINEBETAINE; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; WILD RELATIVE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ALCOHOL OXIDOREDUCTASES; ARABIDOPSIS; BETAINE; FREEZING; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; ARTHROBACTER; ARTHROBACTER GLOBIFORMIS; EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 0034131202     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313X.2000.00749.x     Document Type: Article

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