Fructan biosynthesis in transgenic plants

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 54, Issue 382, 2003, Pages 549-567

  Cairns, Andrew J ^a  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

FFT; Fructan; Fructosyltransferase; Inulin; Levan; Levansucrase; Oligosaccharide; Polysaccharide; SST; Vacuole

Indexed keywords

BIOSYNTHESIS; CARBOHYDRATES; DATA REDUCTION; ENZYMES; GENES; METABOLISM; POLYMERIZATION; PROTEINS; STARCH;

FRUCTAN ACCUMULATION;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

BACTERIA; CYNARA SCOLYMUS; FRUCTANS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; HELIANTHUS; HEXOSYLTRANSFERASES; HORDEUM; PHENOTYPE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 0037244821     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erg056     Document Type: Conference Paper

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