The catabolic enzyme methionine gamma-lyase limits methionine accumulation in potato tubers

Plant Biotechnology Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 883-893

  Huang, Tengfang ^a   Joshi, Vijay ^a,b   Jander, Georg ^a  

^a Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research   (United States)

^b DOW AGROSCIENCES LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Amino acid; Methionine; Methionine gamma lyase; Potato; Silencing; Tuber

Indexed keywords

SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

AMINO ACID; ISOLEUCINE; L-METHIONINE GAMMA-LYASE; LYASE; MESSENGER RNA; METHIONINE; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT TUBER; POTATO; RNA INTERFERENCE; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACIDS; CARBON-SULFUR LYASES; ISOLEUCINE; METHIONINE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANT TUBERS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA, MESSENGER; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 84906249577     PISSN: 14677644     EISSN: 14677652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pbi.12191     Document Type: Article

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