A simple protocol for RNA isolation from fruit trees containing high levels of polysaccharides and polyphenol compounds

Plant Molecular Biology Reporter

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2002, Pages

  Hu, Chun Gen ^a,b   Honda, Chikako ^b   Kita, Masayuki ^b   Zhang, Zilian ^b   Tsuda, Tomomi ^b   Moriguchi, Takaya ^b  

^a HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FRUIT TREE SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fruit trees; Polyphenols; Polysaccharides; RNA extraction

Indexed keywords

ACTINIDIA DELICIOSA; PRUNUS PERSICA;

EID: 0344773777     PISSN: 07359640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02801935     Document Type: Article

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