The evolution of the starch biosynthetic pathway in cereals and other grasses

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 60, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 2481-2492

  Comparot Moss, Sylviane ^a   Denyer, Kay ^a  

^a JOHN INNES CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ADPglucose pyrophosphorylase; ADPglucose transporter; Brittle1; Cereal grain; Endosperm; Genome duplication

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; GLUCOSE 1 PHOSPHATE ADENYLYLTRANSFERASE; STARCH; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

BIOSYNTHESIS; CEREAL; ENZYMOLOGY; EVOLUTION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; POACEAE; REVIEW;

BIOSYNTHETIC PATHWAYS; CEREALS; EVOLUTION; GLUCOSE; GLUCOSE-1-PHOSPHATE ADENYLYLTRANSFERASE; PLANT PROTEINS; POACEAE; STARCH;

POACEAE;

EID: 67649324673     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erp141     Document Type: Review

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