Cloning, Characterization and Functional Analysis of a Phenylalanine Ammonia-lyase Gene (FtPAL) from Fagopyrum tataricum Gaertn

Plant Molecular Biology Reporter

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1172-1182

  Li, Cheng Lei ^a   Bai, Yue Chen ^a   Chen, Hui ^a   Zhao, Hai Xia ^a   Shao, Ji Rong ^a   Wu, Qi ^a  

^a SICHUAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Fagopyrum tataricum; Gene expression; Molecular cloning; Phenylalanine ammonia lyase (PAL); Prokaryotic expression

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI; FAGOPYRUM; FAGOPYRUM TATARICUM; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 84865404739     PISSN: 07359640     EISSN: 15729818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11105-012-0431-9     Document Type: Article

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