Spatial and developmental profiling of miraculin accumulation in transgenic tomato fruits expressing the miraculin gene constitutively

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 282-286

  Kim, You Wang ^a   Kazuhisa, Kato ^a   Tadayoshi, Hirai ^a   Kyoko, Hiwasa Tanase ^a   Hiroshi, Ezura ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

35s promoter; Fruit tissue; Miraculin; Taste modifying protein

Indexed keywords

VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; FRUIT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; TOMATO; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

FRUIT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 75249092542     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf9030663     Document Type: Article

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