New complexities in the synthesis of sucrose

Current Opinion in Plant Biology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 208-214

  Lunn, John E ^a   MacRae, Elspeth ^b  

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

^b THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

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EID: 0038810298     PISSN: 13695266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1369-5266(03)00033-5     Document Type: Review

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