Cloning of cDNA for UDP-glucose pyrophosphorylase and the expression of mRNA in rice endosperm

Theoretical and Applied Genetics

Volumn 105, Issue 2-3, 2002, Pages 216-221

  Abe, T ^a   Niiyama, H ^a   Sasahara, T ^a  

^a YAMAGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

CDNA cloning; Endosperm; Rice (Oryza sativa L.); UDP Glucose pyrophosphorylase (UGPase)

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; CATALYST ACTIVITY; CLONING; DNA; ENZYMES; GENES; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); PLANTS (BOTANY); RNA;

BLOT ANALYSIS; ENDOSPERM;

GENE TRANSFER;

EMBRYOPHYTA; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; JAPONICA; ORYZA SATIVA; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 0036941811     PISSN: 00405752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00122-002-0927-z     Document Type: Article

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