Molecular regulation of catechins biosynthesis in tea [Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze]

Gene

Volumn 495, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 205-210

  Rani, Arti ^a,b   Singh, Kashmir ^a,c   Ahuja, Paramvir S ^a   Kumar, Sanjay ^a  

^a CSIR INSTITUTE OF HIMALAYAN BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b Vittal Mallya Scientific Research Foundation   (India)

^c PANJAB UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Anthocyanidin synthase; Chalcone isomerase; Flavonoid; Flavonoid 3'5' hydroxylase; Gene expression

Indexed keywords

4 COUMARATE COA LIGASE; ABSCISIC ACID; ANTHOCYANIDIN REDUCTASE; ANTHOCYANIDIN SYNTHASE; CATECHIN; CHALCONE ISOMERASE; CHALCONE SYNTHASE; CINNAMATE 4 MONOOXYGENASE; DIHYDROFLAVONOL 4 REDUCTASE; FLAVANONE 3 HYDROXYLASE; FLAVONOID 3'5' HYDROXYLASE; GIBBERELLIC ACID; PHENYLALANINE AMMONIA LYASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CLONE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROUGHT STRESS; GENE; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLANT AGE; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEA;

ABSCISIC ACID; ACYLTRANSFERASES; CAMELLIA SINENSIS; CATECHIN; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DROUGHTS; ENZYMES; FLAVONOIDS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GIBBERELLINS; INTRAMOLECULAR LYASES; MIXED FUNCTION OXYGENASES; OXYGENASES; PLANT LEAVES; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

CAMELLIA SINENSIS;

EID: 84862776858     PISSN: 03781119     EISSN: 18790038     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2011.12.029     Document Type: Article

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