Overexpression of ornithine-δ-aminotransferase increases proline biosynthesis and confers osmotolerance in transgenic plants

Molecular Breeding

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 73-80

  Roosens, Nancy H ^a   Bitar, Fawaz Al ^b   Loenders, Kristof ^a   Angenon, Geert ^a   Jacobs, Michel ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Ornithine amino transferase; Osmotolerance; Proline overproduction; Transgenic plants

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; BIOCHEMISTRY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE ENCODING; PLANTS (BOTANY);

AMINO TRANSFERASE; AMINOTRANSFERASE; GENES ENCODING; ORNITHINE-AMINO-TRANSFERASE; OSMOTOLERANCE; OVEREXPRESSIONS; PROLINE OVERPRODUCTION; TRANSGENEIC PLANTS; TRANSGENIC LINES; WATER STRESS;

BIOSYNTHESIS;

AGROBACTERIUM; ARABIDOPSIS; NICOTIANA PLUMBAGINIFOLIA;

EID: 0036348405     PISSN: 13803743     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026791932238     Document Type: Article

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