Increased levels of glycerol-3-phosphate lead to a stimulation of flux into triacylglycerol synthesis after supplying glycerol to developing seeds of Brassica napus L. in planta

Planta

Volumn 219, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 827-835

  Vigeolas, Helene ^a   Geigenberger, Peter ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR PLANT PHYSIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brassica (rape); Glycerol 3 phosphate; Metabolic fluxes (regulation); Oil; Seed; Triacylglycerol

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; BIOSYNTHESIS; GLYCEROL; PROTEINS; SEED; STARCH; SUGAR (SUCROSE);

RAPE SEEDS; SEED DEVELOPMENT; TRIACYLGLYCEROLS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ALPHA-GLYCEROPHOSPHORIC ACID; GLYCEROL; GLYCEROPHOSPHATE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; FLOWER; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; KINETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT SEED; RAPESEED;

BRASSICA NAPUS; FLOWERS; GLYCEROL; GLYCEROPHOSPHATES; KINETICS; SEEDS; TRIGLYCERIDES;

AMINO ACIDS; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL WALLS; GLYCEROL; PLANTS; PROTEINS; SEEDS; STARCH; SUCROSE;

BRASSICA; BRASSICA NAPUS;

EID: 4644225476     PISSN: 00320935     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00425-004-1273-y     Document Type: Article

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