Fructan of the inulin neoseries is synthesized in transgenic chicory plants (Cichorium intybus L.) harbouring onion (Allium cepa L.) fructan:fructan 6G-fructosyltransferase

Plant Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 387-398

  Vijn, I ^a   Van Dijken, A ^a   Sprenger, N ^b   Van Dun, K ^c   Weisbeek, P ^a   Wiemken, A ^b   Smeekens, S ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^c DJ Van Der Have Research   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLIUM CEPA; ALLIUM SATIVUM; CICHORIUM INTYBUS; HORDEUM; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; LILIIFLORAE; NICOTIANA OBTUSIFOLIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 0031105859     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313X.1997.11030387.x     Document Type: Article

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