Molecular cloning, gene expression profiling and in silico sequence analysis of vitamin E biosynthetic genes from the oil palm

• Main Authors: Kong, Sze Ling, Abdullah, Siti Nor Akmar, Ho, Chai Ling, Amiruddin, Mohd Din
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2016
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/46919/1/Molecular%20cloning%2C%20gene%20expression%20profiling%20and%20in%20silico%20sequence%20analysis%20of%20vitamin%20E%20biosynthetic%20genes%20from%20the%20oil%20palm.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/46919/; http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352407316000044

Homogentisate geranylgeranyl transferase (HGGT) and homogentisate phytyltransferase (HPT) are the two key enzymes involved in condensation of homogentisic acid (HGA) with a prenyldiphosphate to produce tocotrienols and tocopherols in plants, respectively. The partial cDNAs encoding HGGT and HPT enzy...