The role of two isoenzymes of α-amylase of Araucaria araucana (Araucariaceae) on the digestion of starch granules during germination

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 54, Issue 384, 2003, Pages 901-911

  Waghorn, Juana J ^b   Del Pozo, Talía ^a   Acevedo, Elba A ^b   Cardemil, Liliana A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSIDAD METROPOLITANA DE CIENCIAS DE LA EDUCACIÓN   (Chile)

Author keywords

Amylase; Amyloplasts; Araucaria araucana; Isoenzymes; Starch granules

Indexed keywords

HYDROLYSIS; PLANTS (BOTANY); SEED; STARCH;

GERMINATION;

ENZYMES;

AMYLASE; GLUCOSE; ISOENZYME; STARCH;

ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CONIFER; ENZYMOLOGY; GERMINATION; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT SEED; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ALPHA-AMYLASE; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CONIFEROPHYTA; GERMINATION; GLUCOSE; ISOENZYMES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; SEEDS; STARCH;

ARAUCARIA; ARAUCARIA ARAUCANA; ARAUCARIACEAE; CONIFEROPHYTA; SPERMATOPHYTA;

EID: 0242585514     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erg093     Document Type: Article

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