Cloning and functional analysis of a cDNA encoding ginkgo biloba farnesyl diphosphate synthase

Molecules and Cells

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 150-156

  Wang, Peng ^a   Liao, Zhihua ^a   Guo, Liang ^a   Li, Wenchao ^a   Chen, Min ^b   Pi, Yan ^a   Gong, Yifu ^c   Sun, Xiaofen ^a   Tang, Kexuan ^a,c  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bilobalide; Farnesyl diphosphate synthase; Ginkgo biloba; RACE; Yeast complementation

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID DERIVATIVE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; GERANYLTRANSFERASE; POLYPEPTIDE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; GENETIC STRAIN; GINKGO BILOBA; MOLECULAR CLONING; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PLANT STEM; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

ALKYL AND ARYL TRANSFERASES; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CELL COMPARTMENTATION; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; GERANYLTRANSTRANSFERASE; GINKGO BILOBA; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; STRUCTURAL HOMOLOGY, PROTEIN; YEASTS;

GINKGO BILOBA;

EID: 11444262201     PISSN: 10168478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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