The contribution of adenosine 5'-diphosphoglucose pyrophosphorylase to the control of starch synthesis in potato tubers

Planta

Volumn 209, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 330-337

  Sweetlove, Lee J ^a   Müller Röber, Bernd ^b   Willmitzer, Lothar ^b   Hill, Steven A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

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

Author keywords

Adenosine 5' diphosphoglucose pyrophosphorylase; Metabolic control analysis; Solanum (starch synthesis); Starch synthesis

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME MECHANISM; GLUCOSE 1 PHOSPHATE ADENYLYLTRANSFERASE; STARCH;

SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 0040559800     PISSN: 00320935     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004250050640     Document Type: Article

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