Sensing trehalose biosynthesis in plants

Plant Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 143-146

  Goddijn, Oscar ^a   Smeekens, Sjef ^b  

^a MOGEN International NV   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; TREHALOSE PHOSPHATE PHOSPHATASE; TREHALOSE PHOSPHATE SYNTHASE; TREHALOSE;

GENES, PLANT; GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASES; PLANTS; TREHALOSE;

ARABIDOPSIS; EMBRYOPHYTA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; MYROTHAMNUS FLABELLIFOLIUS;

EID: 0032053108     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313X.1998.00140.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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