Pattern of gene and enzyme in secondary pathways of medicinal plants

Journal of Medicinal Plant Research

Volumn 5, Issue 25, 2011, Pages 5953-5957

  Siahsar, Baratali ^a   Raissi, Abdol Shakoor ^a   Tavassoli, Abolfazl ^b   Rahimi, Mohammad ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZABOL   (Iran)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Enzyme; Gene; Medicinal plants; Secondary pathways

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; BIOREACTOR; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME MECHANISM; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; GENE ISOLATION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETIC MANIPULATION; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; METABOLOMICS; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY; PLANT CELL CULTURE; PLANT GENE; PLANT GENETICS; PLANT METABOLISM; PLANT TISSUE CULTURE; REVIEW;

EID: 81855186037     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19960875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/JMPR11.934     Document Type: Review

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