ACTA AGRICULTURAE BOREALI-SINICA ›› 2002, Vol. 17 ›› Issue (4): 1-4. doi: 10.3321/j.issn:1000-7091.2002.04.001

Special Issue: Tobacco Biotechnology

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Enzyme Activity Assay and Fungal Resistance Evaluation of Chitinase Expressing Tobacco

SHI Jiao1, HAN Jin-feng2, XU Yi-min3, Cooper JI4, LIU Hua-shan2   

  1. 1. Agr icultural College of Henan Ag ricultural Univ ersity, Zhengzhou 450002, China;
    2. Tobacco Research Institute o f Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Qingzhou 262500, China;
    3. Inst itute of Vir ology and Env ironmental Microbiology, Oxford, UK
  • Received:2002-05-13 Published:2002-12-28

Abstract: A fluorometric assay was used to confirm enzyme activity in chitinase gene transferred tobacco. Chitinase gene activity in transgene tobacco is higher than that in untransgene counterparts. Confocal laser scanning microscopy of foliar sect ions f rom a chitinase expressing Nicotiana tabacum Xanthi- nc embedded in ( butyl- methyl methacrylate) and stained with a polyclonal serum raised against the chit inase/ fluor-conjugated secondary (IgG) antibody detection system showed that chit inase was largely rest ricted to the vascular tissue, with a few accumulating in chloroplasts. Among the transgenic tobacco T2 plants inoculated with Colletotrichum nicotianae Averna, several lines displayed resistance to the fungus.

Key words: Tobacco, Chitinase gene, Enzyme act ivity, Fungal diseases resistance evaluation

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SHI Jiao, HAN Jin-feng, XU Yi-min, Cooper JI, LIU Hua-shan. Enzyme Activity Assay and Fungal Resistance Evaluation of Chitinase Expressing Tobacco[J]. ACTA AGRICULTURAE BOREALI-SINICA, 2002, 17(4): 1-4. doi: 10.3321/j.issn:1000-7091.2002.04.001.

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