Molecular characterization of a stable antisense chalcone synthase phenotype in strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa)

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 2145-2153

  Lunkenbein, Stefan ^a   Coiner, Heather ^a   De Vos, C H Ric ^b   Schaart, Jan G ^b   Boone, Marjan J ^b   Krens, Frans A ^b   Schwab, Wilfried ^a   Salentijn, Elma M J ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Chalcone synthase; Fragaria x ananassa; p coumaryl 1 acetate; Phenylpropanoid; Strawberry

Indexed keywords

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; FRAGARIA X ANANASSA;

ACYLTRANSFERASE; CHALCONE SYNTHASE; CINNAMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; FLAVONOID; GLUCOSE; MESSENGER RNA;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; FRUIT; GENETICS; PHENOTYPE; STRAWBERRY; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ACYLTRANSFERASES; CINNAMATES; DNA, ANTISENSE; FLAVONOIDS; FRAGARIA; FRUIT; GLUCOSE; PHENOTYPE; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 33645772749     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf052574z     Document Type: Article

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