Pyrophosphate-dependent fructose-6-phosphate 1-phosphotransferase overexpression in transgenic tobacco: Physiological and biochemical analysis of source and sink tissues

Canadian Journal of Botany

Volumn 80, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 983-992

  Wood, Susan M ^a   King, Steven P ^a,b   Kuzma, Monika M ^a   Blakeley, Stephen D ^a,c   Newcomb, William ^a   Dennis, David T ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Pioneer Hi Bred   (Canada)

^c Pioneer Hi Bred ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Glycolysis; Nicotiana tabacum; Photosynthate partitioning; Pyrophosphate dependent fructose 6 phosphate 1 phosphotransferase (PFP); Transgenic

Indexed keywords

FRUCTOSE; MORPHOLOGY; PHOSPHATES; PHYSIOLOGY; SEED; TISSUE;

TRANSGENIC PLANTS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

6 PHOSPHOFRUCTOKINASE; FRUCTOSE BISPHOSPHATASE;

TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; SOURCE SINK RELATIONSHIP; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

GIARDIA; GIARDIA INTESTINALIS; NICOTIANA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; PROTISTA;

EID: 2242491793     PISSN: 00084026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/b02-085     Document Type: Article

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