Cloning, expression and characterization of a functional cDNA clone encoding geranylgeranyl diphosphate synthase of Hevea brasiliensis

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Gene Structure and Expression

Volumn 1625, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 214-220

  Takaya, Akiyuki ^a   Zhang, Yuan Wei ^a,e   Asawatreratanakul, Kasem ^b   Wititsuwannakul, Dhirayos ^c   Wititsuwannakul, Rapepun ^d   Takahashi, Seiji ^a   Koyama, Tanetoshi ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b THAKSIN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^d PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^e YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Geranylgeranyl diphosphate; Hevea brasiliensis; Isoprenoid; Prenyl chain elongation; Prenyltransferase; Rubber biosynthesis

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; DIMETHYLALLYL DIPHOSPHATE SYNTHASE; FARNESYL TRANS TRANSFERASE; GERANYLTRANSFERASE; HYBRID PROTEIN; ISOENZYME; ISOPENTENYL DIPHOSPHATE SYNTHASE; MESSENGER RNA; PRENYLAMINE; PYROPHOSPHATE; RUBBER; SYNTHETASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; DNA LIBRARY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC CONSERVATION; HEVEA; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PH; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEVEA; HEVEA BRASILIENSIS;

EID: 0037467675     PISSN: 01674781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-4781(02)00602-4     Document Type: Article

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