Identification of products formed by a fructan:fructan fructosyltransferase activity from Lolium rigidum

New Phytologist

Volumn 135, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 249-257

  John, J A St ^a   Sims, I M ^a   Bonnett, G D ^b   Simpson, R J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fructan structure; Fructan synthesis; Fructan:fructan fructosyltransferase; Lolium rigidum; Oligofructan

Indexed keywords

LOLIUM RIGIDUM;

EID: 0031435950     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-8137.1997.00654.x     Document Type: Article

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