Increasing seed oil content in oil-seed rape (Brassica napus L.) by over-expression of a yeast glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase under the control of a seed-specific promoter

Plant Biotechnology Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 431-441

  Vigeolas, Helene ^a   Waldeck, Peter ^a   Zank, Thorsten ^b   Geigenberger, Peter ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR PLANT PHYSIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b BASF SE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biofuel; Metabolic regulation; Oil content; Transgenic crops

Indexed keywords

ALPHA-GLYCEROPHOSPHORIC ACID; FATTY ACID; GLYCEROL 3 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; GLYCEROPHOSPHATE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VEGETABLE OIL;

ARTICLE; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; GENETICS; LIPID METABOLISM; METABOLISM; PLANT SEED; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; PROMOTER REGION; RAPESEED; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

BRASSICA NAPUS; FATTY ACIDS; GLYCEROLPHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; GLYCEROPHOSPHATES; LIPID METABOLISM; PLANT OILS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS; SEEDS; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC;

BRASSICA NAPUS;

EID: 34147162450     PISSN: 14677644     EISSN: 14677652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7652.2007.00252.x     Document Type: Article

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