Starch synthesis in the maize endosperm

Maydica

Volumn 50, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 497-506

  Hannah, L C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adenosine diphosphoglucose pyrophosphorylase; Genetic and functional redundancy; Starch biosynthesis; Starch branching; Starch debranching; Starch synthase

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 34250312693     PISSN: 00256153     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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