Ectopic expression of Crambe abyssinica lysophosphatidic acid acyltransferase in transgenic rapeseed increases its oil content

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 9, Issue 25, 2010, Pages 3904-3910

  Xu, Ke ^a   Yang, Yi ^a   Li, Xufeng ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Brassica napus; Crambe abyssinica hochst. ex R. E. Fries; Lysophosphatidic acid acyltransferase; Oil content

Indexed keywords

ACYL[ACYL CARRIER PROTEIN] PHOSPHOLIPID ACYLTRANSFERASE; ACYLTRANSFERASE; GLYCEROLIPID; RAPESEED OIL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRAMBE; CRAMBE ABYSSINICA; ENZYME ANALYSIS; EXPRESSION VECTOR; GENE EXPRESSION; IN VIVO STUDY; LIPID ANALYSIS; LIPOGENESIS; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; RAPESEED; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RHIZOBIUM; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

AGROBACTERIUM; BRASSICA NAPUS; CRAMBE ABYSSINICA;

EID: 77954867342     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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