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Natural diversity of potato (Solanum tuberosum) invertases.
BMC plant biology - 9 Dec 2010
Draffehn Astrid M, Meller Sebastian, Li Li, Gebhardt Christiane
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Invertases are ubiquitous enzymes that irreversibly cleave sucrose into fructose and glucose. Plant invertases play important roles in carbohydrate metabolism, plant development, and biotic and abiotic stress responses. In potato (Solanum tuberosum), invertases are involved in 'cold-induced sweetening' of tubers, an adaptive response to cold stress, which negatively affects the quality of potato chips...
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