Importance of isoforms of starch-branching enzyme in determining the structure of starch in pea leaves

Plant Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 31-43

  Tomlinson, Kim L ^a,b   Lloyd, James R ^a,c   Smith, Alison M ^a  

^a JOHN INNES CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR PLANT PHYSIOLOGY   (Germany)

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EID: 0031027256     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313X.1997.11010031.x     Document Type: Article

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