Antioxidant value addition in human diets: Genetic transformation of Brassica juncea with γ-TMT gene for increased α-tocopherol content

Transgenic Research

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 109-113

  Yusuf, Mohd Aslam ^a   Sarin, Neera Bhalla ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Tocopherol; Agrobacterium tumefaciens; Brassica juncea; Transgenic

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; GAMMA TOCOPHEROL METHYLTRANSFERASE; GAMMA-TOCOPHEROL METHYLTRANSFERASE; METHYLTRANSFERASE; PLANT DNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; BRASSICA; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANTS; ARABIDOPSIS; DIET; DNA, PLANT; FOOD, FORTIFIED; GENES, PLANT; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HUMANS; METHYLTRANSFERASES; MUSTARD PLANT; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED;

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; BRASSICA; BRASSICA JUNCEA;

EID: 33846088552     PISSN: 09628819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11248-006-9028-0     Document Type: Article

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