Tissue distribution of cholinesterases and anticholinesterases in native and transgenic tomato plants

Plant Molecular Biology

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 33-43

  Fletcher, Samuel P ^a   Geyer, Brian C ^a   Smith, Amy ^b   Evron, Tama ^c   Joshi, Lokesh ^b   Soreq, Hermona ^c   Mor, Tsafrir S ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Arizona State University   (United States)

^c HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

tomatine; Acetylcholinesterase; Anticholinesterase; Steroidal glycoalkaloids; Transgenic plants

Indexed keywords

GENES; HYDROLYSIS; NEUROLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PLANTS (BOTANY); TISSUE;

MULTICELLULAR ANIMALS; NEUROTRANSMITTERS; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ENZYME KINETICS;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; CHOLINESTERASE; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; ISOENZYME; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; TOMATINE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PLANT ROOT; TOMATO; TRANSGENE; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; CATALYSIS; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; CHOLINESTERASES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; HUMANS; ISOENZYMES; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; PLANT ROOTS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; TOMATINE; TRANSGENES;

ENZYMES; GENES; HYDROLYSIS; NEUROLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PLANTS; TISSUE;

ANIMALIA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; METAZOA;

EID: 12744255303     PISSN: 01674412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11103-004-0394-9     Document Type: Article

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