A new isopentenyl diphosphate isomerase gene from sweet potato: Cloning, characterization and color complementation

Biologia

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 221-226

  Liao, Zhihua ^a   Chen, Min ^a   Yang, Yijian ^a   Yang, Chunxian ^a   Fu, Yufan ^a   Zhang, Qitang ^a   Wang, Qiang ^b  

^a SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINA RURAL TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (China)

Author keywords

Cloning; Color complementation; Isopentenyl diphosphate isomerase; Sweet potato

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; IPOMOEA BATATAS;

EID: 41649114540     PISSN: 00063088     EISSN: 13369563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s11756-008-0038-7     Document Type: Article

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