TYRAMINE ACCUMULATION IN NICOTIANA-TABACUM TRANSFORMED WITH A CHIMERIC TRYPTOPHAN DECARBOXYLASE GENE

被引:15
作者
SONGSTAD, DD
KURZ, WGW
NESSLER, CL
机构
[1] PLANT BIOTECHNOL INST,110 GYMNASIUM RD,SASKATOON S7N 0W9,SASKATCHEWAN,CANADA
[2] TEXAS A&M UNIV SYST,DEPT BIOL,COLLEGE STN,TX 77843
关键词
NICOTIANA-TABACUM; SOLANCEAE; TOBACCO; AGROBACTERIUM-TUMEFACIENS; TRYPTOPHAN DECARBOXYLASE; CDNA; TYRAMINE; TRYPTAMINE;
D O I
10.1016/0031-9422(91)83185-N
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Transformed Nicotiana tabacum plants carrying the 35S-driven cDNA clone for tryptophan decarboxylase contained up to a 30-fold increase in free tyramine. Positive results from a combination of HPLC, UV absorption and TLC were used to identify tyramine. The function of this cDNA clone as an aromatic amino acid decarboxylase is discussed.
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页码:3245 / 3246
页数:2
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