Molecular cloning of three malic acid related genes MdPEPC, MdVHA-A, MdcyME and their expression analysis in apple fruits

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 122, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 404-408

  Yao, Yu Xin ^a   Li, Ming ^a   Liu, Zhi ^b   You, Chun Xiang ^a   Wang, Dong Mei ^b   Zhai, Heng ^a   Hao, Yu Jin ^a  

^a National Research Center for Apple Engineering and Technology   (China)

^b Liaoning Institute of Fruit Tree Science   (China)

Author keywords

Apple; Enzyme; Expression analysis; Gene cloning; Malic acid

Indexed keywords

CLONE; DNA; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FRUIT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENOTYPE; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; ORGANIC ACID; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME; TASTE;

MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 68549136506     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2009.05.033     Document Type: Article

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