Expression of C-terminal Prodomain Truncated Petunia Floral Defensins Inhibit the Growth of Transgenic Banana Plants

Current Trends in Biotechnology and Pharmacy

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 505-510

  Ghag, Siddhesh B ^a   Shekhawat, Upendra K Singh ^a   Ganapathi, Thumballi R ^a  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Banana; Ctpp domains; Floral defensins; Petunia

Indexed keywords

CYTOSINE; DEFENSIN; DEFENSIN 1; DEFENSIN 2; PROLINE; THREONINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BANANA; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL TRANSFORMATION; EMBRYO CELL; EMBRYO GROWTH; GROWTH INHIBITION; GROWTH RATE; NONHUMAN; PETUNIA; PLANT CELL; PLANT DISEASE; PLANT GENE; PLANT GROWTH; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SHOOT REGENERATION; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

EID: 84873572537     PISSN: 09738916     EISSN: 22307303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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