Engineering for biosynthesis of ectoine (2-methyl 4-carboxy tetrahydro pyrimidine) in tobacco chloroplasts leads to accumulation of ectoine and enhanced salinity tolerance

Plant Science

Volumn 170, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 291-306

  Rai, Mamta ^a,d   Pal, Madan ^b   Sumesh, K V ^b   Jain, Vinita ^b   Sankaranarayanan, A ^c  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^c School of Medicine   (United States)

^d University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

ABA; Ectoine; Oxidative enzymes; Rubisco; Salinity stress; Transgenic tobacco

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CHLOROPHYLL; PHENOLS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SEED; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TOBACCO;

ABA; ECTOINE; OXIDATIVE ENZYMES; RUBISCO; SALINITY STRESS; TRANSGENIC TOBACCO;

BIOSYNTHESIS;

BACTERIA; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHLOROPHYLLS; PHENOLS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SEEDS; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TOBACCO;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NICOTIANA OBTUSIFOLIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 29244462983     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2005.08.019     Document Type: Article

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