Molecular cloning and sequence variation of UDP-glucose pyrophosphorylase cDNAs from potatoes sensitive and resistant to cold sweetening

Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 161, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 947-955

  Sowokinos, Joseph R ^a,b,c   Vigdorovich, Vladimir ^a   Abrahamsen, Mitchell ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alleles; cDNA; Cold sweetening; Enzymes; Potato; Processing; Sequences

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; CATALYSIS; CLONING; GLUCOSE; POLYPEPTIDES; PROTEINS;

MOLECULAR CLONING; POTATOES; SEQUENCE VARIATIONS;

DNA;

AMINO ACIDS; CATALYSTS; CLONES; COLD STORAGE; GLUCOSE; NUCLEIC ACIDS; PEPTIDES; PROTEINS;

SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 4344626149     PISSN: 01761617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2004.04.006     Document Type: Article

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