Expression of γ-tocopherol methyltransferase gene from Brassica napus increased α-tocopherol content in soybean seed

Biologia Plantarum

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 131-134

  Chen, D F ^a   Zhang, M ^a   Wang, Y Q ^a   Chen, X W ^a  

^a NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

fatty acid elongase 1; Glycine max; glycinin; RT PCR; Southern blot; transgenic plants

Indexed keywords

AGROBACTERIUM; ARABIDOPSIS; BRASSICA NAPUS; GLYCINE MAX; RHIZOBIUM;

EID: 85027921577     PISSN: 00063134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10535-012-0028-z     Document Type: Article

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