The TEV protease, often used in protein purification, was extracted from a virus that infects this organism.
The TEV protease, often used in protein purification, was extracted from a virus that infects this organism. The anti-Ebola drug ZMapp was cultured in this organism. The NNN and NNK nitrosamines specific to this organism cause DNA alkylation. Wendell Stanley crystallized a pathogen of this organism, which has a hollow helical structure that was studied by Rosalind Franklin and James Watson. Though it's not Arabidopsis, an antibiotic-resistant variant of this organism was the first transgenic (*) plant. Martinus Beijerinck coined the term "virus" while studying the "mosaic" discoloration observed in the leaves of this member of the nightshade family. The 1964 Surgeon General's report showed that an alkaloid extracted from this plant causes heart disease and lung cancer. For 10 points, name this nicotine-containing plant.
The TEV protease, often used in protein purification, was extracted from a virus that infects this organism.
tobacco [or Nicotiana tabacum; or N. tabacum; or Nicotiana benthamiana]