A simple and sensitive assay for distinguishing the expression of ricin and Ricinus communis agglutinin genes in developing castor seed (R. communis L.)

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 2358-2361

  Chen, Grace Q ^a   He, Xiaohua ^a   McKeon, Thomas A ^a  

^a WESTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Agglutinin gene; Oilseed; Ricin gene; Ricinus communis

Indexed keywords

AGGLUTININ; CASTOR OIL; RICIN; RICINOLEIC ACID;

ARTICLE; ENDOSPERM; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE SILENCING; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC SCREENING; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RICINUS COMMUNIS;

BLOTTING, NORTHERN; GENE EXPRESSION; PLANT LECTINS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RICIN; RICINUS; RNA, MESSENGER; SEEDS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

RICINUS COMMUNIS;

EID: 15444374086     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf040405t     Document Type: Article

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