Osmotic, oxidative and salinity stresses upregulate the expressions of Thiamine (vitamin B1) biosynthesis genes (THIC and THI1/THI4) in oil palm (Elaeis guineensis)

• Main Authors: Zainal Abidin, Aisamuddin Ardi, Wong, Sook Yee, Abdul Rahman, Nur Syuhadah, Che Idris, Zainor Hafisah, Balia Yusof, Zetty Norhana
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Malaysian Palm Oil Board 2016
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/53470/1/Osmotic%2C%20oxidative%20and%20salinity%20stresses%20upregulate%20the%20expressions%20of%20Thiamine.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/53470/; http://jopr.mpob.gov.my/osmotic-oxidative-and-salinity-stresses-upregulate-the-expressions-of-thiamine-vitamin-b1-biosynthesis-genes-thic-and-thi1thi4-in-oil-palm-elaeis-guineensis/
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Thiamine or vitamin B1 comprises a pyrimidine moiety and a thiazole moiety. Thiamine pyrophosphate (TPP), the active form of thiamine, acts as a cofactor for various major enzymes for example transketolase (TK), α-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase (KGDH) and pyruvate dehydrogenase (PDH). In this study, th...