Genetic engineering of the biosynthesis of glycinebetaine leads to increased tolerance of photosynthesis to salt stress in transgenic tobacco plants

Plant Molecular Biology

Volumn 66, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 73-86

  Yang, Xinghong ^a,b   Liang, Zheng ^a   Wen, Xiaogang ^a   Lu, Congming ^a,c  

^a INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b SHANDONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c National Center for Plant Gene Research   (China)

Author keywords

Glycinebetaine; Photosynthesis; Salt stress; Transformed tobacco

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDES; BIOSYNTHESIS; GENETIC ENGINEERING; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANTS (BOTANY); TOBACCO;

GLYCINEBETAINE; SALT STRESS; TRANSFORMED TOBACCO; TRANSGENIC PLANTS;

AMINES;

BETAINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; FLUORESCENCE; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; TOBACCO; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; BETAINE; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FLUORESCENCE; GENETIC ENGINEERING; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TOBACCO;

NICOTIANA OBTUSIFOLIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; SPINACIA OLERACEA;

EID: 37449026438     PISSN: 01674412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11103-007-9253-9     Document Type: Article

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