Molecular characterization and expression analysis of dihydroflavonol 4-reductase (DFR) gene in Saussurea medusa

Molecular Biology Reports

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 2991-2999

  Li, Houhua ^a,c   Qiu, Jian ^a   Chen, Fudong ^a   Lv, Xiaofen ^a   Fu, Chunxiang ^b   Zhao, Dexiu ^a   Hua, Xuejun ^a   Zhao, Qiao ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b PLANT BIOLOGY DIVISION   (United States)

^c NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

DFR; Dihydroflavonol 4 reductase; Expression analysis; Flavonoids; Saussurea medusa

Indexed keywords

AMPELOPSIN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; DIHYDROFLAVONOL 4 REDUCTASE; DIHYDROKAMPFEROL; ERIDICTYOL; FLAVANONE 4 REDUCTASE; FLAVONOID; LUTEOFOROL; OXIDOREDUCTASE; TAXIFOLIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CALLUS (PLANT); CATALYSIS; DFR GENE; DNA LIBRARY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FLOWER; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE STRUCTURE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PLANT GENE; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SAUSSUREA; SAUSSUREA MEDUSA;

ALCOHOL OXIDOREDUCTASES; BASE SEQUENCE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLAVONOIDS; FLAVONOLS; FLOWERS; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PHYLOGENY; QUERCETIN; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SAUSSUREA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SAUSSUREA MEDUSA;

EID: 84863857163     PISSN: 03014851     EISSN: 15734978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11033-011-1061-2     Document Type: Article

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