Expression of spearmint limonene synthase in transgenic spike lavender results in an altered monoterpene composition in developing leaves

Metabolic Engineering

Volumn 10, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 166-177

  Muñoz Bertomeu, Jesús ^a   Ros, Roc ^a   Arrillaga, Isabel ^a   Segura, Juan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Essential oils; Lavandula latifolia; Limonene synthase; Metabolic engineering; Monoterpenes; Spike lavender

Indexed keywords

CATALYST ACTIVITY; ESSENTIAL OILS; PLANTS (BOTANY); SEED;

LAVANDULA LATIFOLIA; LIMONENE SYNTHASE; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; MONOTERPENES; SPIKE LAVENDER;

ENZYMES;

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; DIMETHYLALLYLTRANSFERASE; LIMONENE; LIMONENE SYNTHASE; MENTHA SPICATA EXTRACT; SYNTHETASE; TERPENE;

ANGIOSPERM; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOWER; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; LAVENDER; LS TRANSGENE; MATURATION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; PLANT LEAF; POLLINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TRANSGENE; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

GENETIC ENHANCEMENT; INTRAMOLECULAR LYASES; LAVANDULA; MENTHA SPICATA; MONOTERPENES; PLANT LEAVES; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PROTEIN ENGINEERING; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS;

LAVANDULA; LAVANDULA LATIFOLIA; MENTHA SPICATA;

EID: 44749093162     PISSN: 10967176     EISSN: 10967184     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ymben.2008.04.002     Document Type: Article

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