Cloning and characterization of cDNAs encoding ent-copalyl diphosphate synthases in wheat: Insight into the evolution of rice phytoalexin biosynthetic genes

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 772-775

  Toyomasu, Tomonobu ^a   Kagahara, Takuma ^a   Hirose, Yuko ^a   Usui, Masami ^a   Abe, Shiho ^a   Okada, Kazunori ^b   Koga, Jinichiro ^c   Mitsuhashi, Wataru ^a   Yamane, Hisakazu ^b  

^a YAMAGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c MEIJI SEIKA KAISHA LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biosynthesis; Diterpene; Ent copalyl diphosphate synthase; Wheat

Indexed keywords

BIOSYNTHETIC GENES; CYCLASE; DITERPENE; ENT-COPALYL DIPHOSPHATE SYNTHASE; EXPRESSION ANALYSIS; GIBBERELLIN BIOSYNTHESIS; IN-VITRO ASSAYS; PHYLOGENETIC TREES; RECOMBINANT ENZYMES; SYNTHASES; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; WHEAT;

BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOSYNTHESIS; CLONING; ENCODING (SYMBOLS); ENZYMES; GENES; OLEFINS;

GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT);

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; ENT KAURENE SYNTHETASE A; ENT-KAURENE SYNTHETASE A; PHYTOALEXINS; TERPENE; TRANSFERASE; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENY; PLANT GENE; RICE; WHEAT;

ALKYL AND ARYL TRANSFERASES; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENES, PLANT; ORYZA SATIVA; PHYLOGENY; PLANT PROTEINS; TERPENES; TRITICUM;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 65349149984     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: 13476947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.80781     Document Type: Article

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