Tryptophan decarboxylase, tryptamine, and reproduction of the whitefly
JC Thomas, DG Adams, CL Nessler, JK Brown… - Plant …, 1995 - Am Soc Plant Biol
Abstract
Tryptophan decarboxylase (TDC) from Catharanthus roseus (periwinkle) converts tryptophan to the indole-alkaloid tryptamine. When the TDC gene was expressed in transgenic tobacco, the 55-kD TDC enzyme and tryptamine accumulated. Bemisia tabaci …
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