Synthesis of fructans by partially purified fructosyltransferase activities from Lolium rigidum

New Phytologist

Volumn 136, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 39-51

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fructan; Fructan:fructan fructosyltransferase (FFT); Lolium rigidum; Sucrose:sucrose fructosyltransferase (SST)

Indexed keywords

LOLIUM RIGIDUM;

EID: 0031437701     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-8137.1997.00720.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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