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Department of Molecular and Cell Biology
Molecular characterization of XvlNO1, a myo-inositol 1-phosphate synthase gene from Xerophyta viscosa
Abstract
dc:description.abstractMyo-inositol I-phosphate synthase (INO 1) catalyses the conversion of glucose-6-phosphate to myo-inositol I-phosphate, which is subsequently dephosphorylated to myo-inositol. Myo-inositol is a precursor for a number of important metabolites that include membrane components, storage molecules, phytohormones and a variety of osmoprotectants. Xerophyta viscosa Baker (Family Velloziaceae) is a monocotyledonous angiosperm which has the ability to resume full physiological function after desiccation. The full-length cDNA for INO1 from X viscosa was isolated using the RACE technique.
Degree
thesis:*- Grantor dc:publisher.institution
- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology
- Year dc:date.issued
- 2005
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
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- Chopera, Denis Rutendo
- Advisors dc:contributor.advisor
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- Mundree, Sagadevan G
- Farrant, Jill M
- Thomson, Jennifer Ann
Rights
- Language dc:language.iso
- eng
Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- Handle dc:identifier.uri
- http://hdl.handle.net/11427/4249
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/4249