Salt-induced sucrose accumulation is mediated by sucrose-phosphate-synthase in cyanobacteria

Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 155, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 424-430

  Hagemann, Martin ^a   Marin, Kay ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anabaena; Cyanobacteria; Mutation; Osmoprotective; Salt adaptation; Sucrose phosph ate synthase; Synechococcus; Synechocystis

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENZYME MECHANISM; FUNGAL GENOME; SUCROSE; SUCROSE PHOSPHATE SYNTHASE; URIDINE 5' DIPHOSPHATE GLUCOSE;

ANABAENA; ANABAENA SP.; CYANOBACTERIA; NOSTOC SP. PCC 7120; SYNECHOCOCCUS; SYNECHOCOCCUS SP.; SYNECHOCOCCUS SP. PCC 6301; SYNECHOCYSTIS; SYNECHOCYSTIS SP.; SYNECHOCYSTIS SP. PCC 6803;

EID: 0032833410     PISSN: 01761617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0176-1617(99)80126-6     Document Type: Article

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