Synergetic effects of nitrogen depletion, temperature, and light on the content of phenolic compounds and gene expression in leaves of tomato

Phytochemistry

Volumn 71, Issue 5-6, 2010, Pages 605-613

  Løvdal, Trond ^a,b   Olsen, Kristine M ^a   Slimestad, Rune ^c   Verheul, Michel ^d   Lillo, Cathrine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

^b Norconserv AS   (Norway)

^c PlantChem   (Norway)

^d NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF BIOECONOMY RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

ANT1; Anthocyanins; Flavonoids; Kaempferol; Nitrogen; Phenylalanine ammonia lyase; Rutin; Solanum lycopersicum; Temperature; Tomato

Indexed keywords

1-PHENYLPROPANOL; ACYLTRANSFERASE; CHALCONE SYNTHASE; FLAVANONE 3 DIOXYGENASE; FLAVANONE 3-DIOXYGENASE; FLAVONOID; FLAVONOL SYNTHASE; MIXED FUNCTION OXIDASE; NITROGEN; OXIDOREDUCTASE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PHENYLALANINE AMMONIA LYASE; PHENYLPROPANOL; PROPANOL; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; COLD; ENVIRONMENT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; LIGHT; METABOLISM; PLANT GENE; TEMPERATURE; TOMATO; DEFICIENCY;

ACYLTRANSFERASES; COLD TEMPERATURE; ENVIRONMENT; FLAVONOIDS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENES, PLANT; LIGHT; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; METABOLIC NETWORKS AND PATHWAYS; MIXED FUNCTION OXYGENASES; NITROGEN; OXIDOREDUCTASES; PHENOLS; PHENYLALANINE AMMONIA-LYASE; PLANT PROTEINS; PROPANOLS; TEMPERATURE;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; PETUNIA; SOLANUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77249100224     PISSN: 00319422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2009.12.014     Document Type: Article

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