The redistribution of protein sulfur in transgenic rice expressing a gene for a foreign, sulfur-rich protein

Plant Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-11

  Hagan, N D ^a   Upadhyaya, N ^a   Tabe, L M ^a   Higgins, T J V ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Rice; Storage protein; Sulfur; Transgene

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; COMPOSITION; GENES; PROTEINS; SEED; SULFUR;

GENE ENCODING;

AGRICULTURE;

ALBUMINS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CYSTEINE; FOOD, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GLUTATHIONE; HELIANTHUS; METHIONINE; NITROGEN; ORYZA SATIVA; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; RNA, MESSENGER; SEEDS; SULFUR;

AMINO ACIDS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; GENES; PROTEINS; RICE; SEEDS; SULFUR;

EMBRYOPHYTA; EUKARYOTA; HELIANTHUS; ORYZA SATIVA;

EID: 0038477091     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313X.2003.01699.x     Document Type: Article

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