Expression of bacterial L-aspartate-α-decarboxylase in tobacco increases β-alanine and pantothenate levels and improves thermotolerance

Plant Molecular Biology

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 495-505

  Fouad, Walid M ^a   Rathinasabapathi, Bala ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

alanine; L aspartate decarboxylase; panD; Seed germination; Thermotolerance

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CATALYSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENES; RNA;

Β-ALANINE; L-ASPARTATE-Α-DECARBOXYLASE; PAND; SEED GERMINATION; THERMOTOLERANCE;

ENZYMES;

ASPARTATE ALPHA DECARBOXYLASE; ASPARTATE-ALPHA-DECARBOXYLASE; BETA ALANINE; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE; MESSENGER RNA; PANTOTHENIC ACID;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BIOMASS; ENZYMOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; GERMINATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT SEED; TEMPERATURE; TOBACCO; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ACCLIMATIZATION; BETA-ALANINE; BIOMASS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES, BACTERIAL; GERMINATION; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE; PANTOTHENIC ACID; PHENOTYPE; PLANT LEAVES; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; RNA, MESSENGER; SEEDS; TEMPERATURE; TOBACCO;

BACTERIA; BIOLOGICAL TESTS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CATALYSTS; ENZYMES; GENES; NUCLEIC ACIDS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUKARYOTA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 33644839973     PISSN: 01674412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11103-005-4844-9     Document Type: Article

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