Identification of glutamate decarboxylases as a γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) biosynthetic enzyme in soybean

Industrial Crops and Products

Volumn 49, Issue , 2013, Pages 864-870

  Hyun, Tae Kyung ^a   Eom, Seung Hee ^a   Jeun, Yong Chull ^b   Han, Sang Heon ^b   Kim, Ju Sung ^b  

^a Gyeongsang National University   (South Korea)

^b Jeju National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Aminobutyric acid; Comparative genomics analysis; Expression analysis; Glutamate decarboxylase; Glycine max L.

Indexed keywords

AMINOBUTYRIC ACIDS; COMPARATIVE GENOMICS; EXPRESSION ANALYSIS; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE; GLYCINE MAX L;

AMINO ACIDS; CALMODULIN; CAMS; ENZYMES; PLANTS (BOTANY);

GENE EXPRESSION;

ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOMICS; GERMINATION; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; ORGANIC ACID; PROTEIN; ROOT; SOYBEAN;

EID: 84881016674     PISSN: 09266690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2013.06.046     Document Type: Article

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