Characterization of a C4 maize pyruvate orthophosphate dikinase expressed in C3 transgenic rice plants

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 234-242

  Zhang, Jianfu ^a,b,c,d   Bandyopadhyay, A ^c   Sellappan, Krisnan ^c   Wang, Guoying ^a   Xie, Hua'an ^b   Datta, K ^c,d   Datta, Swapan K ^c,d  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

^c INTERNATIONAL RICE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Philippines)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA   (India)

Author keywords

C4 rice; Indica rice IR64; Maize (Zea mays); Photosynthesis; PPDK (pyruvate orthophosphate dikinase)

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; NITROGEN; PYRUVATE PHOSPHATE DIKINASE;

ARTICLE; ENZYME MECHANISM; EXON; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOME; GREENHOUSE; INTRON; MAIZE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT LEAF; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGULATOR GENE; RICE; SOIL ANALYSIS; WILD TYPE;

ORYZA SATIVA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 75749137302     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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