Functional characterization of Synechococcus amylosucrase and fructokinase encoding genes discovers two novel actors on the stage of cyanobacterial sucrose metabolism

Plant Science

Volumn 224, Issue , 2014, Pages 95-102

  Perez Cenci, Macarena ^a   Salerno, Graciela L ^a  

^a Fundacion para Investigaciones Biologicas Aplicadas   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Amylosucrase; Cyanobacteria; Fructokinase; Salt treatment; Sucrose cluster

Indexed keywords

AMYLOSUCRASE; FRUCTOKINASE; GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASE; SUCROSE;

BACTERIAL GENE; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; SYNECHOCOCCUS;

FRUCTOKINASES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASES; SUCROSE; SYNECHOCOCCUS;

EID: 84899933424     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2014.04.003     Document Type: Article

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