Accumulation of γ-aminobutyric acid in giant-embryo rice grain in relation to glutamate decarboxylase activity and its gene expression during water soaking

Cereal Chemistry

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 191-196

  Liu, L L ^a   Zhai, H Q ^b   Wan, J M ^a,b  

^a NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

BROWN RICE; CA 2+; ENZYMES ACTIVITY; GENES EXPRESSION; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE; HOMOLOGOUS GENES; RATE-LIMITING ENZYMES; RICE GRAINS; WATER SOAKING; Γ-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID;

GENE EXPRESSION;

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; ACTIN; CALCIUM; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE 1; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE 2; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE 3; MERCURY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

AMINO ACID COMPOSITION; ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GRAIN; HOUSEKEEPING GENE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RICE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; WATER IMMERSION;

EID: 15544362105     PISSN: 00090352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/CC-82-0191     Document Type: Article

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