Down-regulation of lignin biosynthesis in transgenic Leucaena leucocephala harboring O-methyltransferase gene

Biotechnology Progress

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 609-616

  Rastogi, Smita ^a   Dwivedi, Upendra Nath ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LUCKNOW   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOSYNTHESIS; ENZYMES; GENES; METHANOL; PLANTS (BOTANY);

ALKALI EXTRACTION; ANTISENSE GENE; FORAGE PRODUCTION; HISTOCHEMICAL ANALYSES;

LIGNIN;

ANTISENSE OLIGODEOXYNUCLEOTIDE; LIGNIN; METHYLTRANSFERASE;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; LEGUME; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TREE;

DOWN-REGULATION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FABACEAE; LIGNIN; METHYLTRANSFERASES; OLIGODEOXYRIBONUCLEOTIDES, ANTISENSE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TREES;

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; LEUCAENA; LEUCAENA LEUCOCEPHALA;

EID: 33745037705     PISSN: 87567938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bp050206+     Document Type: Article

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