Phosphoglucomutase activity during development of wheat grains

Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 154, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 24-29

  Esposito, Sergio ^a   Bowsher, Caroline G ^b   Emes, Michael J ^b   Tetlow, Ian J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amyloplasts; Glucose 1,6 bisphosphate; Phosphoglucomutase; Starch synthesis; Triticum aestivum

Indexed keywords

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0032967017     PISSN: 01761617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0176-1617(99)80313-7     Document Type: Article

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