Using mannose as a positive selection of transformed Carica papaya l. var ‘Eksotika’

• Main Authors: A. Razak, Roslinda, Sekeli, Rogayah, Shaharuddin, Noor Azmi, Abdullah, Janna Ong
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Penerbit Universiti Teknologi Malaysia 2015
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/46835/1/Using%20mannose%20as%20a%20positive%20selection%20of%20transformed%20Carica%20papaya%20l.%20var%20%E2%80%98Eksotika%E2%80%99.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/46835/; https://journals.utm.my/index.php/jurnalteknologi/article/view/6889

The main objective of this study is to develop marker-free transgenic papaya plants via positive selection using phosphomannose isomerase (pmi) gene. Phosphomannose isomerase (PMI) is an enzyme that converts mannose-6-phosphateto fructose-6-phosphate, a glycolysis intermediate that supports th...