The geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate synthase gene from Ginkgo biloba: Cloning, characterization and functional identification

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1203-1210

  Wang, Wei ^a   Chen, Min ^a   Yang, Chunxian ^a   Liu, Wanhong ^a,b   Lan, Xiaozhong ^b   Liao, Zhihua ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHONGQING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Characterization; Cloning; Expression profile; Functional complementation; Geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate synthase; Ginkgo biloba

Indexed keywords

BETA CAROTENE; DNA FRAGMENT; FARNESYL TRANS TRANSFERASE; GENOMIC DNA; JASMONIC ACID METHYL ESTER; POLYPEPTIDE;

ANGIOSPERM; ARTICLE; BIOINFORMATICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; GINKGO BILOBA; GYMNOSPERM; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PHYLOGENY; PLANT GENE; PLANT ROOT; PLANT TISSUE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TRANSGENIC ORGANISM;

GINKGO BILOBA; GYMNOSPERMAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 66749178598     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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