High level expression of chorismate pyruvate-lyase (UbiC) and HMG-CoA reductase in hairy root cultures of Lithospermum erythrorhizon

Plant and Cell Physiology

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 894-902

  Köhle, Annegret ^a   Sommer, Susanne ^a   Yazaki, Kazufumi ^b   Ferrer, Albert ^c   Boronat, Albert ^c   Li, Shu Ming ^a   Heide, Lutz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chorismate pyruvate lyase; Genetic engineering; HMG CoA reductase; Lithospermum erythrorhizon; Plant promoter; Shikonin

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BORAGINACEAE; EMBRYOPHYTA; LITHOSPERMUM; LITHOSPERMUM ERYTHRORHIZON;

EID: 0036670036     PISSN: 00320781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcf106     Document Type: Article

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