The evolution of functional complexity within the β-amylase gene family in land plants

Abstract Background β-Amylases (BAMs) are a multigene family of glucan hydrolytic enzymes playing a key role not only for plant biology but also for many industrial applications, such as the malting process in the brewing and distilling industries. BAMs have been extensively studied in Arabidopsis t...

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Main Authors: Matthias Thalmann, Mario Coiro, Tiago Meier, Thomas Wicker, Samuel C. Zeeman, Diana Santelia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-02-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12862-019-1395-2