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A simple and reliable method for the screening of transgenic tobacco plants

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dc.creator Freitas-Astua Juliana
dc.creator Astua-Monge Gustavo
dc.creator Polston Jane Elisabeth
dc.creator Hiebert Ernest
dc.date 2003
dc.date.accessioned 2013-06-01T09:23:36Z
dc.date.available 2013-06-01T09:23:36Z
dc.date.issued 2013-06-01
dc.identifier http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-204X2003000700015
dc.identifier http://www.doaj.org/doaj?func=openurl&genre=article&issn=0100204X&date=2003&volume=38&issue=7&spage=893
dc.identifier.uri http://koha.mediu.edu.my:8181/jspui/handle/123456789/7800
dc.description Even though much improvement has been made in plant transformation methods, the screening of transgenic plants is often a laborious work. Most approaches for detecting the transgene in transformed plants are still timeconsuming, and can be quite expensive. The objective of this study was to search for a simpler method to screen for transgenic plants. The infiltration of kanamycin (100 mg/mL) into tobacco leaves resulted in conspicuous chlorotic spots on the non-transgenic plant leaves, while no spots were seen on the leaves of transformed plants. This reaction occurred regardless of age of the tested plants, and the method has proven to be simple, fast, non-destructive, relatively cheap, and reliable. These results were comparable to those obtained by the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification of the transgene using specific primers.
dc.publisher Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (Embrapa)
dc.source Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira
dc.subject kanamycin
dc.subject genetically modified organisms
dc.subject transgenic plants
dc.subject testing
dc.title A simple and reliable method for the screening of transgenic tobacco plants


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