Gene expression and enzyme activity of pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) ascorbate oxidase during elicitor and wounding stress

Plant Science

Volumn 166, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 237-243

  García Pineda, Ernesto ^a   Castro Mercado, Elda ^a   Lozoya Gloria, Edmundo ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD MICHOACANA DE SAN NICOLÁS DE HIDALGO   (Mexico)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Arachidonic acid; Methyl jasmonate; Pepper ascorbate oxidase; Reactive oxygen species; Reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

ENZYMES; GENES; ORGANIC ACIDS; OXIDATION; RNA;

GENE ENCODING; GENE EXPRESSION;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

CAPSICUM; CAPSICUM ANNUUM;

EID: 1642444869     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2003.09.013     Document Type: Article

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