Effect of down-regulation of cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase on cell wall composition and on degradability of tobacco stems

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 505-514

  Bernard Vailhé, Marie Andrée ^a   Besle, Jean Michel ^a   Maillot, Marie Paule ^a   Cornu, Agnès ^a   Halpin, Claire ^b   Knight, Mary ^b  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b JEALOTT S HILL RESEARCH STATION   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CAD; Cell wall; Cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase; Degradability; Down regulation; Genetic engineering; Lignin; Tobacco; Transgenic

Indexed keywords

ANTISENSE RNA; BIODEGRADABILITY; CELL WALL; DETERMINATION OF CONTENT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME REGULATION; ENZYMIC DEGRADATION; ENZYMIC OXIDATION; LIGNIN; MESSENGER RNA; NITROBENZENE; SYRINGALDEHYDE; TOBACCO; VANILLIN;

EID: 2642608638     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0010(199804)76:4<505::AID-JSFA981>3.0.CO;2-M     Document Type: Article

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