Enhanced stress-tolerance of transgenic tobacco plants expressing a human dehydroascorbate reductase gene

Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 160, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 347-353

  Kwon, Suk Yoon ^a   Choi, Sun Mee ^a,b   Ahn, Young Ock ^a   Lee, Haeng Soon ^a   Lee, Hae Bok ^b   Park, Yong Mok ^b   Kwak, Sang Soo ^a  

^a Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB)   (South Korea)

^b Chongju University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Ascorbic acid; Dehydroascorbate reductase; Glutathione; Methyl viologen; Oxidative stress; Transgenic tobacco plant

Indexed keywords

GENES; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; OXIDATION; TOBACCO;

OXIDATIVE STRESS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

GENES; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; OXIDATION; PLANTS; TOBACCO;

EMBRYOPHYTA; EUKARYOTA; NICOTIANA OBTUSIFOLIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; TABACUM;

EID: 0038138145     PISSN: 01761617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/0176-1617-00926     Document Type: Article

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