Biochemical characterization of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA): Pyruvate transaminase during rice leaf senescence

International Journal of Integrative Biology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 27-32

  Ansari, Mohammad Israil ^a   Chen, Shu Chen Grace ^b  

^a AMITY UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b INSTITUTE OF PLANT AND MICROBIAL BIOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

GABA; Gene expression; Leaf senescence; Senescence associated gene

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT; PROTEIN OSL2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LEAF SENESCENCE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NITROGEN METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PH; PLANT LIFE CYCLE STAGE; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; RICE; SOLUBILITY; TEMPERATURE; UPREGULATION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; ORYZA SATIVA;

EID: 67649565468     PISSN: 09738363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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