The role of UDP-glucose epimerase in carbohydrate metabolism of Arabidopsis

Plant Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 641-652

  Dörmann, Peter ^a,b   Benning, Christoph ^a,b  

^a Inst F Genbiologische Forschung   (Germany)

^b Michigan State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ARABIDOPSIS; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CELL WALL; GALACTOSE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENES, PLANT; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; STARCH; UDPGLUCOSE 4-EPIMERASE;

ARABIDOPSIS; EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 0032033404     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313X.1998.00067.x     Document Type: Article

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