Comparative proteomic and physiological analysis reveals the variation mechanisms of leaf coloration and carbon fixation in a xantha mutant of ginkgo biloba L

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 2016, Pages

  Liu, Xinliang ^a   Yu, Wanwen ^a   Wang, Guibin ^a   Cao, Fuliang ^a   Cai, Jinfeng ^a,b   Wang, Huanli ^c  

^a NANJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Jiangsu Provincial Infrastructure for Conservation and Utilization of Agricultural Germplasm   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

Author keywords

Chloroplast; Comparative proteomics; Ginkgo biloba L; Photosynthesis; Xantha mutant

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ASCORBATE PEROXIDASE; CARBOHYDRATE; CATALASE; GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT; GLUTAMATE AMMONIA LIGASE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; CHLOROPHYLL; PLANT PROTEIN; PROTEOME;

ARTICLE; CARBON FIXATION; CHLOROPHYLL CONTENT; CHLOROPLAST; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENERGY RESOURCE; GENOTYPE PHENOTYPE CORRELATION; GINKGO BILOBA; LIPID METABOLISM; MATRIX ASSISTED LASER DESORPTION IONIZATION TIME OF FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; NONPHOTOCHEMICAL QUENCHING; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS; PLANT LEAF; PROTEIN INTERACTION ASSAY; PROTEIN METABOLISM; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA EXTRACTION; STRUCTURAL PROTEOMICS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CARBON CYCLE; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PROCEDURES; PROTEOMICS; TWO DIMENSIONAL GEL ELECTROPHORESIS;

CARBON CYCLE; CHLOROPHYLL; CHLOROPLASTS; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, TWO-DIMENSIONAL; GINKGO BILOBA; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT PROTEINS; PROTEOME; PROTEOMICS;

EID: 85016259817     PISSN: 16616596     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms17111794     Document Type: Article

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