Activities of enzymes of starch metabolism in developing Norway spruce [Picea abies (L) Karst.] needles

Trees - Structure and Function

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 72-75

  Egger, Bernd ^a,b   Hampp, Rüdiger ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amylase; ADP glucose pyrophosphorylase; D enzyme; Starch phosphorylase; Sucrose phosphate synthase

Indexed keywords

ABIES; PICEA; PICEA ABIES;

EID: 0030457543     PISSN: 09311890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004680050061     Document Type: Article

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