Base substitution mutations in uridinediphosphate-dependent glycosyltransferase 76G1 gene of Stevia rebaudiana causes the low levels of rebaudioside A: Mutations in UGT76G1, A key gene of steviol glycosides synthesis

Plant Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 80, Issue , 2014, Pages 220-225

  Yang, Yong heng ^a   Huang, Su zhen ^a,b   Han, Yu lin ^c   Yuan, Hai yan ^b   Gu, Chun sun ^b   Zhao, Yan hai ^b  

^a NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^c JIANGXI UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMICS   (China)

Author keywords

Amino acid substitution mutation; Low rebaudioside A; Nonsense mutation; Stevia rebaudiana (Bert) Bertoni; UGT76G1

Indexed keywords

GLYCOSIDE; GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASE; KAURANE DERIVATIVE; REBAUDIOSIDE A; STEVIOL; STOP CODON; URIDINE DIPHOSPHATE;

ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MUTATION; STEVIA; STOP CODON;

CODON, NONSENSE; DITERPENES, KAURANE; GLYCOSIDES; GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASES; MUTATION; STEVIA; URIDINE DIPHOSPHATE;

EID: 84899891118     PISSN: 09819428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2014.04.005     Document Type: Article

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