Molecular and functional characterization of novel fructosyltransferases and invertases from Agave tequilana.

Fructans are the main storage polysaccharides found in Agave species. The synthesis of these complex carbohydrates relies on the activities of specific fructosyltransferase enzymes closely related to the hydrolytic invertases. Analysis of Agave tequilana transcriptome data led to the identification...

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Main Authors: Celso Cortés-Romero, Aída Martínez-Hernández, Erika Mellado-Mojica, Mercedes G López, June Simpson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3340406?pdf=render