Cloning and characterization of MECS And HDS genes from Rauvolfia verticillata

Plant OMICS

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 82-90

  Zheng, Yue ^a   Chen, Min ^a   Yang, Chunxian ^a   Ming, Xingjia ^b   Liu, Xiaoqiang ^a   Lan, Xiaozhong ^c   Liao, Zhihua ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHONGQING ACADEMY OF CHINESE MATERIA MEDICA   (China)

^c Tibet Agricultural and Animal Husbandry College   (China)

Author keywords

Cloning; Expression profile; HDS gene; MECS gene; MEP pathway; Rauvolfia verticillata

Indexed keywords

RAUVOLFIA; VERTICILLATA;

EID: 79957938378     PISSN: 18360661     EISSN: 18363644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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