Terpene moiety enhancement by overexpression of geranyl(Geranyl) diphosphate synthase and geraniol synthase elevates monomeric and dimeric monoterpene indole alkaloids in transgenic catharanthus roseus

Frontiers in Plant Science

Volumn 9, Issue , 2018, Pages

  Kumar, Sarma R ^a   Shilpashree, H B ^a   Nagegowda, Dinesh A ^a  

^a CSIR CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC PLANTS   (India)

Author keywords

Catharanthus roseus; Geraniol synthase; Geranyl(geranyl) diphosphate synthase; Monoterpene indole alkaloids; Overexpression; Transgenic plant

Indexed keywords

EID: 85050827045     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664462X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2018.00942     Document Type: Article

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