The diurnal metabolism of leaf starch

Biochemical Journal

Volumn 401, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 13-28

  Zeeman, Samuel C ^a   Smith, Steven M ^b   Smith, Alison M ^c  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c JOHN INNES CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amylopectin; Arabidopsis thaliana (thale cress); Carbohydrate metabolism; Photosynthesis; Poaceae (Gramineae, grasses); Solanum tuberosum (potato); Starch

Indexed keywords

BIOSYNTHESIS; CHLOROPHYLL; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; METABOLISM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; STARCH;

ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA (THALE CRESS); CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; POACEAE (GRAMINEAE, GRASSES); SOLANUM TUBEROSUM (POTATO);

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE; AMYLASE; AMYLOPECTIN; AMYLOSE; CARBOHYDRATE; CARBON; GLUCAN; STARCH; STARCH SYNTHASE; SUCROSE;

ARABIDOPSIS; BIOSYNTHESIS; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CARBON DIOXIDE FIXATION; CHLOROPLAST; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; HYDROLYSIS; NONHUMAN; PHOTORESPIRATION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT LEAF; PLANT METABOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; REVIEW;

AMYLOPECTIN; AMYLOSE; CHLOROPLASTS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; GLUCANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHOSPHORYLATION; PLANT LEAVES; STARCH;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; POACEAE; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 33846277297     PISSN: 02646021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BJ20061393     Document Type: Review

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