Upregulation of pyrophosphate: Fructose 6-phosphate 1-phosphotransferase (PFP) activity in strawberry

Transgenic Research

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 925-931

  Basson, C E ^a   Groenewald, J H ^a,c   Kossmann, J ^a   Cronje C ^a   Bauer, R ^a,b  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

^c Biosafety South Africa   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Carbohydrate partitioning; Citrate; PFP; Strawberry; Sugars

Indexed keywords

6 PHOSPHOFRUCTOKINASE; FRUCTOSE 2,6 BISPHOSPHATE; FRUCTOSE 2,6-DIPHOSPHATE; FRUCTOSE BISPHOSPHATE;

ARTICLE; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE VECTOR; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; STRAWBERRY; UPREGULATION;

FRAGARIA; FRUCTOSEDIPHOSPHATES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENETIC VECTORS; PHOSPHOFRUCTOKINASE-1; SELECTION, GENETIC; UP-REGULATION;

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; CAULIFLOWER MOSAIC VIRUS; FRAGARIA X ANANASSA; GIARDIA INTESTINALIS;

EID: 79960455468     PISSN: 09628819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11248-010-9451-0     Document Type: Article

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