Galactinol synthase (GS): Increased enzyme activity and levels of mRNA due to cold and desiccation

Plant Science

Volumn 134, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 11-20

  Liu, Jing Jie J ^a   Krenz, Deanne C ^a   Galvez, Alfredo F ^a   De Lumen, Benito O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Galactinol synthase; Raffinose family oligosaccharides; Water deficit stress

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; GALACTOSE; MESSENGER RNA; OLIGOSACCHARIDE; RAFFINOSE; SUCROSE; SYNTHETASE;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE SYNTHESIS; COLD EXPOSURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE ISOLATION; LEGUME; NONHUMAN; PLANT SEED; WATER DEPRIVATION;

EID: 0032507742     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9452(98)00042-9     Document Type: Article

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