Inhibition of raffinose oligosaccharide breakdown delays germination of pea seeds

Raffinose family oligosaccharides (RFOs) are almost ubiquitous in seeds and have been hypothesized to constitute an important energy source during germination. To test this hypothesis we applied a specific alpha-galactosidase inhibitor (1-deoxygalactonojirimycin, DGJ) to germinating pea seeds, resul...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of plant physiology. - 1979. - 164(2007), 8 vom: 12. Aug., Seite 1093-6
1. Verfasser: Blöchl, Andreas (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Peterbauer, Thomas, Richter, Andreas
Format: Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2007
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Journal of plant physiology
Schlagworte:Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Oligosaccharides Raffinose N5O3QU595M
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