Plastid transformation in higher plants
Article Abstract:
An overview of the technology for the genetic modification of the plastid genome is provided. Plastids of higher plants are semi-autonomous organelles with a small, highly polyploid genome and their own transcription-translation machinery.
Publication Name: Annual Review of Plant Biology
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 1040-2519
Year: 2004
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Metabolic channeling in plants
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Metabolic channeling offers unique opportunities for enhancing and regulating cellular biochemsitry. The cysteine synthase complex, the Calvin cycle, cyanogenic glucoside biosynthesis, and the phenylpropanoid pathway are reviewed.
Publication Name: Annual Review of Plant Biology
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 1040-2519
Year: 2004
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