Multifunctional fructans and raffinose family oligosaccharides
Fructans and Raffinose Family Oligosaccharides (RFOs) are the two most important classes of water soluble carbohydrates in plants. Recent progress is summarized on their metabolism (and regulation) and on their functions in plants and in food (prebiotics, antioxidants). Interest has shifted from the...
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| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2013-07-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Plant Science |
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| Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpls.2013.00247/full |