Generation and analyses of the transgenic potatoes expressing heterologous thermostable β-amylase

Plant Science

Volumn 174, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 649-657

  Lin, Kuan Hung ^a   Fu, Hongyong ^b,c   Chan, Cheng Han ^a   Lo, Hsiao Feng ^a   Shih, Ming Chih ^a   Chang, You Ming ^a,d   Chen, Long Fang O ^b,e  

^a CHINESE CULTURE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b INSTITUTE OF PLANT AND MICROBIAL BIOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d Transword of Technology University   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Amylase; Thermostability; Transgenic potato

Indexed keywords

AGROBACTERIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; RHIZOBIUM; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 43049168792     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2008.04.001     Document Type: Article

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