Differential synthesis of sucrose and trehalose in Euglena gracilis cells during growth and salt stress

Plant Science

Volumn 149, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 43-49

  Porchia, Andrea C ^a   Fiol, Diego F ^a   Salerno, Graciela L ^a  

^a Fundacion para Investigaciones Biologicas Aplicadas   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Euglena; Salt stress; Sucrose synthesis; Trehalose synthesis

Indexed keywords

DISACCHARIDE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SUCROSE; TREHALOSE;

ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CELL GROWTH; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CELL METABOLISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EUGLENA GRACILIS; NONHUMAN; NUTRITION; STRESS; SYNTHESIS;

EUGLENA GRACILIS;

EID: 0033550217     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9452(99)00142-9     Document Type: Article

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