Overexpression of phytoene synthase gene from Salicornia europaea alters response to reactive oxygen species under salt stress in transgenic Arabidopsis

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1501-1507

  Han, Heping ^a,b   Li, Yinxin ^a   Zhou, Shufeng ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis; Carotenoid; Phytoene synthase; Reactive oxygen species; Salicornia europaea; Salt tolerance

Indexed keywords

AMINES; AMINO ACIDS; ENZYMES; HEALTH; ORGANIC ACIDS; OXYGEN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

OPEN READING FRAME (ORF); OVER-EXPRESSION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS RATE; PHOTOSYSTEM II (PSII) ACTIVITY; PHYTOENE SYNTHASE GENES; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES (ROS); SALICORNIA EUROPAEA; SALT STRESSES; TRANSGENIC ARABIDOPSIS; TRANSGENIC LINES; TRANSGENICS; WILD-TYPE (WT);

PLANTS (BOTANY);

HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MALONALDEHYDE; PEROXIDASE; PHYTOENE SYNTHASE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TRANSFERASE;

ADAPTATION; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DNA SEQUENCE; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE; GENETICS; GOOSEFOOT; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHOTOSYSTEM II; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ALKYL AND ARYL TRANSFERASES; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARABIDOPSIS; CHENOPODIACEAE; GENES, PLANT; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MALONDIALDEHYDE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PEROXIDASE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHOTOSYSTEM II PROTEIN COMPLEX; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ARABIDOPSIS; SALICORNIA EUROPAEA;

EID: 45849110300     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: 15736776     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10529-008-9705-6     Document Type: Article

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