The relationship between activity and gene expression of phenylalanine ammonia-lyase and peel pitting in 'Fengjie' navel orange fruits

Journal of Plant Physiology and Molecular Biology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 381-386

  Li, Zheng Guo ^a   Gao, Xue ^a   Fan, Jing ^a   Yang, Ying Wu ^a   Li, Dao Gao ^b   Kanellis, Angeles K ^c  

^a CHONGQING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Expression; Navel orange (Citrus sinensis Osbeck); PAL gene; Peel pitting; Phenylalanine ammonia lyase (PAL)

Indexed keywords

PHENYLALANINE AMMONIA LYASE; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; ENZYMOLOGY; FRUIT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SWEET ORANGE;

CITRUS SINENSIS; FRUIT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; PHENYLALANINE AMMONIA-LYASE; PLANT PROTEINS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

CITRUS; CITRUS SINENSIS;

EID: 33745743947     PISSN: 16713877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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