Enhanced octopamine synthesis through the ectopic expression of tyrosine decarboxylase in rice plants

Plant Science

Volumn 176, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 46-50

  Lee, Kyungjin ^a   Kang, Kiyoon ^a   Park, Munyoung ^a   Park, Sangkyu ^a   Back, Kyoungwhan ^a  

^a Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Feruloyltyramine; Octopamine; Transgenic rice; Tyramine; Tyramine beta hydroxylase; Tyrosine decarboxylase

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 55749085263     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2008.09.006     Document Type: Article

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