A selection system for transgenic plants based on galactose as selective agent and a UDP-glucose:galactose-1-phosphate uridyltransferase gene as selective gene

Molecular Breeding

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 315-323

  Joersbo, Morten ^a   Jørgensen, Kirsten ^b   Brunstedt, Janne ^a  

^a DANISCO A S   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Antibiotic independent selection; Carbohydrate selection; Oil seed rape; Plant transformation; Potato

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; GLUCOSE; PLANTS (BOTANY); SEED; TOXICITY;

ANTIBIOTIC-INDEPENDENT SELECTION; CARBOHYDRATE SELECTION; OIL SEED RAPE; PLANT SPECIES; PLANT TRANSFORMATION; POTATO; SELECTION SYSTEMS; SELECTIVE AGENTS; TRANSGENEIC PLANTS; UDP-GLUCOSE;

ANTIBIOTICS;

AGROBACTERIUM; AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; EMBRYOPHYTA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; RHIZOBIUM; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0038663213     PISSN: 13803743     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023402424215     Document Type: Article

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