Synthesis of Short-Chain-Length/Medium-Chain Length Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) Copolymers in Peroxisomes of Transgenic Sugarcane Plants

Tropical Plant Biology

Volumn 4, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 170-184

  Anderson, David J ^a,b   Gnanasambandam, Annathurai ^a,b,d   Mills, Edwina ^a,b   O'Shea, Michael G ^a,b   Nielsen, Lars K ^b   Brumbley, Stevens M ^a,b,c  

^a BSES LIMITED   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

^d DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

copolymer; Peroxisome; Polyhydroxyalkanoate; Saccharum; Transgenic sugarcane

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; SACCHARUM; SACCHARUM SP.;

EID: 82355173318     PISSN: 19359756     EISSN: 19359764     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12042-011-9080-7     Document Type: Article

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