Molecular cloning and characterization of an amidase from Arabidopsis thaliana capable of converting indole-3-acetamide into the plant growth hormone, indole-3-acetic acid

Phytochemistry

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 293-300

  Pollmann, Stephan ^a   Neu, Daniel ^a   Weiler, Elmar W ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acylamide amidohydrolase; Amidase; Aribidopsis thaliana; Brassicaceae; Crucifers; Indole 3 acetamide; Indole 3 acetic acid; Indole 3 acetonitrile; Nitrilases

Indexed keywords

AMIDASE; GROWTH HORMONE; INDOLEACETIC ACID;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CATALYSIS; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; GROWTH REGULATION; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MOLECULAR CLONING; PLANT GROWTH; PROTEIN FAMILY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

AMIDOHYDROLASES; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARABIDOPSIS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; IMMUNOBLOTTING; INDOLEACETIC ACIDS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS; PLANT LEAVES; PSEUDOMONAS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RHIZOBIUM; RHODOCOCCUS; RNA, MESSENGER; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

AGROBACTERIUM; ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRASSICACEAE; EMBRYOPHYTA; PSEUDOMONAS; RHODOCOCCUS;

EID: 0037310713     PISSN: 00319422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9422(02)00563-0     Document Type: Article

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