Feng Tan

TL;DR: RT-PCR analyses revealed that Gbchs expressed differentially in the root, stem and leaf tissues of G. biloba, and the expression was induced by UV-B and wounding treatments, which provides useful information for further studying this gene and its function in ginkgo flavonoids biosynthetic pathway.

TL;DR: In vitro propagation can be a useful tool in the conservation of this endangered medicinal species and among the three factors, sucrose was the most important for bud initiation followed by BA, and NAA had the weakest effect.

TL;DR: It is reported for the first time the cloning of a new full-length cDNA encoding GGPPS from the living fossil plant Ginkgo biloba, and bioinformatic analysis revealed that GbGGPPS was a member of polyprenyltransferases with two highly conserved aspartate-rich motifs like other plant G GPPSs.

TL;DR: Cl cloning of a full-length cDNA encoding HMGR (Tm-HMGR) from a taxol-producing gymnosperm, Taxus media Rehder, demonstrated that Tm- HMGR mediated the biosynthesis of mevalonate and provided the general precursor for taxol biosynthesis.

TL;DR: Comparative and bioinformatic analyses revealed that GbDXR showed extensive homology with DXRs from other plant species and contained a conserved transit peptide for plastids, an extended Pro-rich region and a highly conserved NADPH binding motif in its N-terminal region owned by all plant DXRs.