Kinetic model of sucrose accumulation in maturing sugarcane culm tissue

Phytochemistry

Volumn 68, Issue 16-18, 2007, Pages 2375-2392

  Uys, Lafras ^a   Botha, Frederik C ^a,b   Hofmeyr, Jan Hendrik S ^a   Rohwer, Johann M ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN SUGARCANE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Kinetic modelling; Metabolic control analysis; Plant metabolism; Sucrose accumulation; Sugarcane

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASE; ISOENZYME; SUCROSE; SUCROSE SYNTHASE; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; KINETICS; METABOLISM; PLANT STEM; SUGARCANE;

GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASES; ISOENZYMES; KINETICS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANT STEMS; SACCHARUM; SUCROSE;

SACCHARUM; SACCHARUM OFFICINARUM;

EID: 34547654118     PISSN: 00319422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2007.04.023     Document Type: Article

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