Genetic engineering of novel flower colour by suppression of anthocyanin modification genes in gentian

Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 167, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 231-237

  Nakatsuka, Takashi ^a   Mishiba, Kei ichiro ^b   Kubota, Akiko ^a   Abe, Yoshiko ^a   Yamamura, Saburo ^a   Nakamura, Noriko ^c   Tanaka, Yoshikazu ^c   Nishihara, Masahiro ^a  

^a IWATE BIOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH CENTER   (Japan)

^b Osaka City University   (Japan)

^c SUNTORY LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acyltransferase; Anthocyanins; Flower colour; Genetic engineering; Gentian

Indexed keywords

ACYLTRANSFERASE; ANTHOCYANIN; BENZOPYRAN DERIVATIVE; CYTOCHROME P450; FLAVONOID 3',5' HYDROXYLASE; FLAVONOID 3',5'-HYDROXYLASE; GENTIODELPHIN; GLUCOSIDE;

ARTICLE; FLOWER; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETICS; GENTIAN; METABOLISM; PIGMENTATION; RNA INTERFERENCE; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ACYLTRANSFERASES; ANTHOCYANINS; BENZOPYRANS; CYTOCHROME P-450 ENZYME SYSTEM; FLOWERS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENTIANA; GLUCOSIDES; PIGMENTATION; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; RNA INTERFERENCE;

GENTIANA;

EID: 72049101873     PISSN: 01761617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2009.08.007     Document Type: Article

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