Effects of spermidine synthase overexpression on polyamine biosynthetic pathway in tobacco plants

Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 161, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 989-1001

  Franceschetti, Marina ^a   Fornalè, Silvia ^a   Tassoni, Annalisa ^a   Zuccherelli, Katiuscia ^a   Mayer, Melinda J ^b   Bagni, Nello ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b NORWICH RESEARCH PARK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Nicotiana tabacum; Polyamine biosynthetic enzymes; Polyamines; Spermidine synthase; Transgenic plants

Indexed keywords

BIOSYNTHESIS; CLONING; DNA; ENZYMES; METABOLISM;

POLYAMINE BIOSYNTHETIC PATHWAYS; SPERMIDINE SYNTHASE;

TOBACCO;

BIOSYNTHESIS; CLONES; ENZYMES; METABOLISM; NUCLEIC ACIDS; TOBACCO;

DATURA; DATURA STRAMONIUM; NICOTIANA; NICOTIANA OBTUSIFOLIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 4944244431     PISSN: 01761617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2004.02.004     Document Type: Article

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