A method for rapid quantification of sucrose and fructan oligosaccharides suitable for enzyme and physiological studies

New Phytologist

Volumn 134, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 197-203

  John, J A St ^a   Bonnett, G D ^b   Simpson, R J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Densitometry; Fructan; Fructosyltransferase; Sucrose; Thin layer chromatography

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037761896     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.1996.tb04624.x     Document Type: Article

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