Molecular analysis of alkaloid metabolism in AABB v. aabb genotype Nicotiana tabacum in response to wounding of aerial tissues and methyl jasmonate treatment of cultured roots

Functional Plant Biology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 305-320

  Cane, Karen A ^a,c   Mayer, Melinda ^b   Lidgett, Angela J ^a   Michael, Anthony J ^b   Hamill, John D ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b INSTITUTE OF FOOD RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^c DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Mutant; Nicotine; Polyamine; Tobacco; Transcript; Wound induction

Indexed keywords

BIOSYNTHESIS; ENZYMES; GENES; METABOLISM; PLANT CELL CULTURE; PLANTS (BOTANY); TISSUE;

ALKALOID METABOLISM; LEAF CELLS; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; MUTATIONS;

MOLECULAR BIOLOGY;

ALKALOID;

ALKALOIDS; BIOSYNTHESIS; ENZYMES; LEAVES; METABOLISM; NICOTINE; PLANTS; ROOTS; TISSUE;

NICOTIANA TABACUM; TABACUM;

EID: 19544373438     PISSN: 14454408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/FP04008     Document Type: Article

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