RNA-seq analysis for secondary metabolite pathway gene discovery in Polygonum minus.
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SUBMITTER: Loke KK
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4778588 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Mar
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RNA-seq analysis for secondary metabolite pathway gene discovery in Polygonum minus.
Loke Kok-Keong KK Rahnamaie-Tajadod Reyhaneh R Yeoh Chean-Chean CC Goh Hoe-Han HH Mohamed-Hussein Zeti-Azura ZA Mohd Noor Normah N Zainal Zamri Z Ismail Ismanizan I
Genomics data 20151107
Polygonum minus plant is rich in secondary metabolites, especially terpenoids and flavonoids. Present study generates transcriptome resource for P. minus to decipher its secondary metabolite biosynthesis pathways. Raw reads and the transcriptome assembly project have been deposited at GenBank under the accessions SRX313492 (root) and SRX669305 (leaf) respectively. ...[more]
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