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- Title
Expression and functional characterization of a white clover isoflavone synthase in tobacco.
- Authors
Franzmayr, Benjamin K; Rasmussen, Susanne; Fraser, Karl M; Jameson, Paula E
- Abstract
Trifolium repens (white clover) is a valuable component of pastures due to its ability to fix nitrogen. Productivity of T. repens is sometimes threatened by insect pests, and it has been suggested that phenylpropanoid-derived isoflavonoids such as formononetin can protect white clover from insect damage. The aim of this study was to isolate and functionally characterize an isoflavone synthase (IFS2_12) from T. repens by expressing it in Nicotiana tabacum (tobacco), a plant which does not naturally produce isoflavonoids.
- Publication
Annals of botany, 2012, Vol 110, Issue 6, p1291
- ISSN
1095-8290
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1093/aob/mcs168