Consequences of the expression of a bacterial glucokinase in potato tubers, both in combination with and independently of a yeast-derived invertase

Australian Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 27, Issue 8-9, 2000, Pages 827-833

  Fernie, A R ^a   Riesmeier, J W ^a   Martiny, A ^a   Ramalingam, S ^a   Willmitzer, L ^a   Trethewey, R N ^a  

^a 10589 Berlin Germany   (Germany)

Author keywords

Glucokinase; Hexokinase; Invertase; Potato; Starch; Tuber size

Indexed keywords

APOPLAST; BETA FRUCTOFURANOSIDASE; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CULTIVAR; CYTOSOL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GLUCOKINASE; GLUCOSE; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE; METABOLIC REGULATION; PHOSPHORYLATION; SUCROSE; TRANSGENIC PLANT; TUBER SIZE; WILD RELATIVE;

SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; ZYMOMONAS MOBILIS;

EID: 0033839594     PISSN: 03107841     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/pp99152     Document Type: Article

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