The unique features of starch metabolism in red algae

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 268, Issue 1474, 2001, Pages 1417-1422

  Viola, R ^a   Nyvall, P ^a   Pedersen M ^a  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Plastid evolution; Red algae; Starch synthase; Starch synthesis; UDP glucose; glucan synthase

Indexed keywords

AMYLOSE; GLUCAN SYNTHASE; STARCH; URIDINE DIPHOSPHATE GLUCOSE;

ARTICLE; CARBON DIOXIDE FIXATION; GLYCOGEN SYNTHESIS; GREEN ALGA; METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLASTID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RED ALGA; SYMBIOSIS;

ALGAE; CHLOROPHYTA; EMBRYOPHYTA; PROKARYOTA; RHODOPHYTA;

EID: 0034930762     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2001.1644     Document Type: Article

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