Isolation and characterization of a muskmelon cDNA encoding Lycopene Beta-cyclase

Gene

Volumn 503, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 147-151

  Hao, Hui ^a   Ma, Leyuan ^a   Cong, Hongzi ^a   Li, Qiang ^a   Yu, Xiyan ^a  

^a SHANDONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Beta carotene; CmLcyb1; Cucumis melo; Gene expression

Indexed keywords

BETA CAROTENE; BETA CYCLASE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; ENZYME; LYCOPENE; MESSENGER RNA; NUCLEOTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CULTIVAR; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA ISOLATION; FLOWER; FRUIT SIZE; GENOTYPE; MELON; MOLECULAR CLONING; MUSKMELON; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PLANT STEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; CUCUMIS MELO; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; INTRAMOLECULAR LYASES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

CUCUMIS MELO;

EID: 84861769580     PISSN: 03781119     EISSN: 18790038     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2012.04.059     Document Type: Article

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