Molecular cloning and expression of Chimonanthus praecox farnesyl pyrophosphate synthase gene and its possible involvement in the biosynthesis of floral volatile sesquiterpenoids

Plant Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 48, Issue 10-11, 2010, Pages 845-850

  Xiang, Lin ^a,b   Zhao, Kaige ^a   Chen, Longqing ^a  

^a HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION AND MICROBIOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Farnesyl pyrophosphate synthase; Heterologous expression; Sesquiterpenoid biosynthesis; Wintersweet

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; ESSENTIAL OIL; GERANYLTRANSFERASE; MESSENGER RNA; SESQUITERPENE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CALYCANTHACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLOWER; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PLANT GENE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CALYCANTHACEAE; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLOWERS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES, PLANT; GERANYLTRANSTRANSFERASE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OILS, VOLATILE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SESQUITERPENES; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC;

CHIMONANTHUS PRAECOX; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 77958172964     PISSN: 09819428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2010.08.015     Document Type: Article

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