cDNA cloning and characterisation of an α-glucosidase gene from potato (Solanum tuberosum L.)

Plant Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 419-425

  Taylor, Mark A ^a   George, Lesley A ^a   Ross, Heather A ^a   Davies, Howard V ^a  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA GLUCOSIDASE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; MALTOSE; PLANT DNA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MUTATION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POTATO; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

ALPHA-GLUCOSIDASES; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARABIDOPSIS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; DNA, PLANT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; HUMANS; MALTOSE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MUTATION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; EMBRYOPHYTA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; TUBEROSUM;

EID: 0032005953     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313X.1998.00051.x     Document Type: Article

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