Genomic characterization, molecular cloning and expression analysis of two terpene synthases from Thymus caespititius (Lamiaceae)

Planta

Volumn 238, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 191-204

  Lima, A Sofia ^a   Schimmel, Jette ^b   Lukas, Brigitte ^c   Novak, Johannes ^c   Barroso, José G ^a   Figueiredo, A Cristina ^a   Pedro, Luis G ^a   Degenhardt, Jörg ^b   Trindade, Helena ^a  

^a Instituto de Biotecnologia e Bioengenharia Lisboa   (Portugal)

^b MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

Author keywords

Terpineol; Terpinene; Gene expression; Genomic characterization; Terpene synthase; Thymus

Indexed keywords

GAMMA TERPINENE SYNTHETASE; GAMMA-TERPINENE SYNTHETASE; TERPENE SYNTHASE; TRANSFERASE; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; INTRON; LAMIACEAE; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

ALKYL AND ARYL TRANSFERASES; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; INTRONS; LAMIACEAE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; PLANT PROTEINS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

LAMIACEAE; THYMUS (THYME); THYMUS CAESPITITIUS;

EID: 84879500681     PISSN: 00320935     EISSN: 14322048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00425-013-1884-2     Document Type: Article

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