The Effect of Oxidative Stress Towards The Expression of Thiamine Biosynthesis Genes (THIC and THI1/THI4) in Oil Palm (Elaeis guineensis).

ABSTRACT: Thiamine is known to be an important compound in human diet and it is a cofactor required for vital metabolic processes such as acetyl-CoA biosynthesis, amino acid biosynthesis, Krebs and Calvin cycle. Besides that, thiamine has been shown to be involved in plant protection against stress. In this study, the level of expression of THIC and THI1/THI4, the genes for the first two enzymes in the thiamine biosynthesis pathway were observed when oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) was subjected to oxidative stress. Primers were designed based on the consensus sequence of thiamine biosynthesis genes obtained from Arabidopsis thaliana, Zea mays, Oryza sativa, and Alnus glutinosa. Oxidative stress were induced with various concentrations of paraquat and samplings were d

SUBMITTER: Idris ZHC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5893237 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature