Next generation sequencing and transcriptome analysis predicts biosynthetic pathway of sennosides from senna (Cassia angustifolia Vahl.), a non-model plant with potent laxative properties

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Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2015, Pages

  Reddy, Nagaraja Reddy Rama ^a   Mehta, Rucha Harishbhai ^a   Soni, Palak Harendrabhai ^a   Makasana, Jayanti ^a   Gajbhiye, Narendra Athamaram ^a   Ponnuchamy, Manivel ^a   Kumar, Jitendra ^a  

^a ICAR DIRECTORATE OF MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC PLANTS RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYKETIDE; SENNOSIDE; TERPENOID; TRANSCRIPTOME; MICROSATELLITE DNA; PLANT DNA; SENNA EXTRACT;

ARTICLE; CASSIA ANGUSTIFOLIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; LEAF AGE; LEAF TISSUE; NEXT GENERATION SEQUENCING; NONHUMAN; PLANT BREEDING; PLANT GENE; PLANT METABOLISM; SENNA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SIMPLE SEQUENCE REPEAT; CHEMISTRY; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETICS; HIGH THROUGHPUT SEQUENCING; METABOLISM; MULTIGENE FAMILY; OPEN READING FRAME;

SENNA; SENNA ALEXANDRINA; VIRIDIPLANTAE;

DNA, PLANT; HIGH-THROUGHPUT NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCING; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; OPEN READING FRAMES; SENNA EXTRACT; SENNA PLANT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TRANSCRIPTOME;

EID: 84939238687     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0129422     Document Type: Article

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