Enhanced production of tropane alkaloids in Scopolia parviflora by introducing the PMT (putrescine N-methyltransferase) gene

In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology - Plant

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 167-172

  Lee, Ok Sun ^a   Kang, Young Min ^a   Jung, Hee Young ^a   Min, Ji Yun ^a   Kang, Seung Mi ^a   Karigar, Chandrakant S ^b   Prasad, D Theertha ^c   Bahk, Jung Dong ^a   Choi, Myung Suk ^a  

^a Gyeongsang National University   (South Korea)

^b BANGALORE UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Hairy root; Metabolic engineering; Putrescine N methyltransferase; Scopolia parviflora; Tropane alkaloids

Indexed keywords

AGROBACTERIUM RHIZOGENES; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; RHIZOBIUM; SCOPOLIA; SCOPOLIA PARVIFLORA; SOLANACEAE;

EID: 18944369177     PISSN: 10545476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/IVP2004621     Document Type: Article

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