Expression of the gene for sterol-biosynthesis enzyme squalene epoxidase in parenchyma cells of the oil plant, Euphorbia tirucalli

Planta

Volumn 226, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1109-1115

  Uchida, Hidenobu ^a   Sugiyama, Ryuji ^b   Nakayachi, Osamu ^a   Takemura, Miho ^a   Ohyama, Kanji ^a  

^a ISHIKAWA PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOYAMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Euphorbia; In situ hybridization; Laticifer; Parenchyma cell; Phytosterol; Squalene epoxidase

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; PRIMER DNA; SQUALENE MONOOXYGENASE; STEROL;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; ENZYMOLOGY; EUPHORBIA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; EUPHORBIA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SQUALENE MONOOXYGENASE; STEROLS;

EUPHORBIA; EUPHORBIA TIRUCALLI; PANAX GINSENG;

EID: 34548528654     PISSN: 00320935     EISSN: 14322048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00425-007-0557-4     Document Type: Article

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