Identification and Functional Characterization of the Promoter of a Phytoene Synthase from Sweet Orange (Citrus sinensis Osbeck)

Plant Molecular Biology Reporter

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 64-74

  Zeng, Wenfang ^a   Huang, Ming ^a   Wang, Xiaopei ^a   Ampomah Dwamena, Charles ^b   Xu, Qiang ^a   Deng, Xiuxin ^a  

^a HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Carotenoid; Citrus sinensis; GUS activity; Phytoene synthase; Promoter

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; CITRUS SINENSIS;

EID: 84872173566     PISSN: 07359640     EISSN: 15729818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11105-012-0477-8     Document Type: Article

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