Molecular cloning and functional expression of geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate synthase from Coleus forskohlii Briq

BMC Plant Biology

Volumn 4, Issue , 2004, Pages

  Engprasert, Surang ^a   Taura, Futoshi ^a   Kawamukai, Makoto ^b   Shoyama, Yukihiro ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b SHIMANE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLEUS; ERWINIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NICOTIANA TABACUM; PANTOEA ANANATIS; PLECTRANTHUS BARBATUS;

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; FORSKOLIN; FOSFOMYCIN; FOSMIDOMYCIN; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; HYBRID PROTEIN; PHYTOENE SYNTHASE; TRANSFERASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; CELL LINE; CHEMISTRY; COLEUS; CYTOLOGY; DNA SEQUENCE; DRUG EFFECTS; ENZYMOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PLANT STEM; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TOBACCO;

ALKYL AND ARYL TRANSFERASES; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CELL LINE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; COLEUS; COLFORSIN; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOSFOMYCIN; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; GERANYLGERANYL-DIPHOSPHATE GERANYLGERANYLTRANSFERASE; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT ROOTS; PLANT STEMS; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; TOBACCO; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 12344252035     PISSN: 14712229     EISSN: 14712229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2229-4-18     Document Type: Article

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