Fructan biosynthesis m excised leaves of Lolium temulentum: VII. Sucrose and fructan hydrolysis by a fructan-polymerizing enzyme preparation

New Phytologist

Volumn 136, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 61-72

  Cairns, Andrew J ^a   Bonnett, Graham D ^b   Gallagher, Joseph A ^a   Simpson, Richard J ^b   Pollock, Christopher J ^a  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Invertase; Levan; Neosugar; Oligofructans; Sucrose

Indexed keywords

LOLIUM TEMULENTUM;

EID: 0031437154     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-8137.1997.00715.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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