Earlier flowering induced by over-expression of CO gene does not accompany increase of artemisinin Biosynthesis in Artemisia annua

Plant Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 442-446

  Wang, H ^a   Liu, Y ^a   Chong, K ^a   Liu, B Y ^a   Ye, H C ^a   Li, Z Q ^a,b   Yan, F ^a   Li, G F ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b HEBEI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Artemisia annua L.; Artemisinin biosynthesis; CO gene; Flowering

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN; ARTEMISININ; ARTEMISININ DERIVATIVE; CONSTANS PROTEIN, ARABIDOPSIS; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; SESQUITERPENE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANGIOSPERM; BACTERIUM; DRUG; FLOWERING; GENE EXPRESSION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTEMISIA ANNUA; ARTICLE; FLOWER; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE VECTOR; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PROMOTER REGION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RHIZOBIUM RADIOBACTER; TIME; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; ARTEMISIA ANNUA; ARTEMISININS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; FLOWERS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENETIC VECTORS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RHIZOBIUM RADIOBACTER; SESQUITERPENES; TIME FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; ARTEMISIA ANNUA;

EID: 34249700702     PISSN: 14358603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-924634     Document Type: Article

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