Expression of bacterial poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) synthesis genes in hairy roots of sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.)

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 571-576

  Menzel, G ^a   Harloff, H J ^a   Jung, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLY(3 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID); RIBULOSEBISPHOSPHATE CARBOXYLASE;

GENE EXPRESSION;

ARTICLE; CROP; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; GENE EXPRESSION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT; PLASTID; SUGAR BEET; TRANSGENE; WAUTERSIA EUTROPHA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BETA VULGARIS; BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS; NEGIBACTERIA; PISUM SATIVUM; RALSTONIA; RALSTONIA EUTROPHA; WAUTERSIA EUTROPHA;

EID: 0037258461     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-002-1152-z     Document Type: Article

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