Enhanced fructose levels in field grown potato tubers expressing a thermostable glucose isomerase

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 1035-1041

  Lilius, Gösta ^a   Mejàre, Malin ^a   Hofvander, Per ^b   Rådevik, Kajsa ^a   Bülow, Leif ^a  

^a CHEMICAL CENTER   (Sweden)

^b Svalof Weibull AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Field trials; Fructose; Glucose isomerase; Potato; Solarium tuberosum; Thermostability

Indexed keywords

FRUCTOSE; GLUCOSE ISOMERASE;

AFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; ENZYME ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POTATO; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; THERMOSTABILITY;

SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 0343526865     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005618110912     Document Type: Article

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