Altered metabolic fluxes result from shifts in metabolite levels in sucrose phosphorylase-expressing potato tubers

Plant, Cell and Environment

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1219-1232

  Fernie, A R ^a   Tiessen, A ^a   Stitt, M ^a   Willmitzer, L ^a   Geigenberger, P ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR PLANT PHYSIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Energy; Glycolysis; Palatinose; Potato (Solanum tuberosum) starch synthesis; Sucrose degradation; Sucrose phosphorylase; Sucrose synthase; Tuber

Indexed keywords

METABOLITE;

SOLANUM; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 0036787226     PISSN: 01407791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3040.2002.00918.x     Document Type: Article

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