Enhancement of tolerance of abiotic stress by metabolic engineering of betaines and other compatible solutes

Current Opinion in Plant Biology

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 250-257

  Chen, Tony H H ^a   Murata, Norio ^b,c  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR BASIC BIOLOGY   (Japan)

^c GRADUATE UNIVERSITY FOR ADVANCED STUDIES   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETAINE; CHOLINE; FRUCTAN; GLYCINE; MANNITOL; PROLINE; SORBITOL; TREHALOSE;

ADAPTATION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETICS; MECHANICAL STRESS; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; REVIEW; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; BETAINE; CHOLINE; FRUCTANS; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GLYCINE; MANNITOL; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLANTS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PROLINE; SORBITOL; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TREHALOSE;

EID: 0036011086     PISSN: 13695266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1369-5266(02)00255-8     Document Type: Review

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