The Xerophyta viscosa aldose reductase (ALDRXV4) confers enhanced drought and salinity tolerance to transgenic tobacco plants by scavenging methylglyoxal and reducing the membrane damage

Molecular Biotechnology

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 292-303

  Kumar, Deepak ^a   Singh, Preeti ^a   Yusuf, Mohd Aslam ^a   Upadhyaya, Chandrama Prakash ^a,c   Roy, Suchandra Deb ^a   Hohn, Thomas ^b   Sarin, Neera Bhalla ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^c GURU GHASIDAS UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Abiotic stress; Aldose reductase; Methylglyoxal; Transgenics; Xerophyta viscosa

Indexed keywords

ABIOTIC STRESS; ALDOSE REDUCTASE; METHYLGLYOXAL; TRANSGENICS; XEROPHYTA VISCOSA;

DROUGHT; TOBACCO;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ALDEHYDE REDUCTASE; ELECTROLYTE; MALONALDEHYDE; METHYLGLYOXAL; PROLINE; SORBITOL;

ABIOTIC STRESS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROP; DROUGHT; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; MEMBRANE DAMAGE; NONHUMAN; REHYDRATION; SALT STRESS; SALT TOLERANCE; TOBACCO; TRANSGENIC PLANT; WATER RETENTION; WILD TYPE;

ALDEHYDE REDUCTASE; DROUGHTS; GERMINATION; MANNITOL; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; POTASSIUM; PROLINE; PYRUVALDEHYDE; SALINITY; SALT-TOLERANCE; SEEDLING; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SORBITOL; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; TOBACCO;

NICOTIANA OBTUSIFOLIA; XEROPHYTA VISCOSA;

EID: 84882836567     PISSN: 10736085     EISSN: 15590305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12033-012-9567-y     Document Type: Article

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