Transgenic potato tubers accumulate high levels of 1-kestose and nystose: Functional identification of a sucrose sucrose 1-fructosyltransferase of artichoke (Cynara scolymus) blossom discs

Plant Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1057-1065

  Hellwege, Elke M ^a   Gritscher, Dominique ^a   Willmitzer, Lothar ^a   Heyer, Arnd G ^a  

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

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Indexed keywords

CYNARA SCOLYMUS; EMBRYOPHYTA; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; NICOTIANA TABACUM; SCOLYMUS; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; TABACUM;

EID: 0031279355     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313X.1997.12051057.x     Document Type: Article

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