African Journal of
Biotechnology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Biotechnol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1684-5315
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJB
  • Start Year: 2002
  • Published Articles: 12505

Full Length Research Paper

Osmotic stress upregulates the transcription of thiamine (vitamin B1) biosynthesis genes (THIC and THI4) in oil palm (Elaies guineensis)

Wong Sook Yee
  • Wong Sook Yee
  • Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
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Syamimi Diyana Abdul Aziz
  • Syamimi Diyana Abdul Aziz
  • Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
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Zetty Norhana Balia Yusof
  • Zetty Norhana Balia Yusof
  • Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
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  •  Received: 12 January 2016
  •  Accepted: 11 July 2016
  •  Published: 20 July 2016

How to cite this article

APA /
Yee, W. S., Aziz, S. D. A., & Yusof, Z. N. B. (2016). Osmotic stress upregulates the transcription of thiamine (vitamin B1) biosynthesis genes (THIC and THI4) in oil palm (Elaies guineensis). African Journal of Biotechnology , 15(29), 1566-1574.
Chicago /
Wong Sook Yee, Syamimi Diyana Abdul Aziz and Zetty Norhana Balia Yusof. "Osmotic stress upregulates the transcription of thiamine (vitamin B1) biosynthesis genes (THIC and THI4) in oil palm (Elaies guineensis)." African Journal of Biotechnology 15, no. 29 (2016): 1566-1574.
MLA /
Wong Sook Yee, Syamimi Diyana Abdul Aziz and Zetty Norhana Balia Yusof. "Osmotic stress upregulates the transcription of thiamine (vitamin B1) biosynthesis genes (THIC and THI4) in oil palm (Elaies guineensis)." African Journal of Biotechnology 15.29 (2016): 1566-1574.