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Aguayo, María Francisca; Ampuero, Diego; Mandujano, Patricio; Parada, Roberto; Múnoz, Rodrigo; Gallart, Marta; Altabella, Teresa; Cabrera Paucar, Ricardo; Stange Klein, Claudia; Handford, Michael (Elsevier, 2013)Sorbitol is converted to fructose in Rosaceae species by SORBITOL DEHYDROGENASE (SDH, EC 1.1.1.14), especially in sink organs. SDH has also been found in non-Rosaceae species and here we show that the protein encoded by ...
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Structural Modifications of Fructans in Aloe barbadensis Miller (Aloe Vera) Grown under Water Stress Salinas, Carlos; Handford, Michael; Markus, Pauly; Dupree, Paul; Cardemil Oliva, Liliana (2016)Aloe barbadensis Miller (Aloe vera) has a Crassulaceae acid metabolism which grants the plant great tolerance to water restrictions. Carbohydrates such as acemannans and fructans are among the molecules responsible for ...
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Donoso Núñez, Amanda; Rivas Quevedo, Constanza; Zamorano Carrasco, Álan; Peña Neira, Álvaro; Handford, Michael; Aros Orellana, Danilo (MDPI, 2021)Flower colour is mainly due to the accumulation of flavonoids, carotenoids and betalains in the petals. Of these pigments, flavonoids are responsible for a wide variety of colours ranging from pale yellow (flavones, flavonols ...
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Simpson, Kevin; Fuentes, Paulina; Quiroz-Iturra, Luis Felipe; Flores-Ortiz, Carlos; Contreras, Rodrigo; Handford, Michael; Stange Klein, Claudia (Oxford University Press, 2018)© The Author(s) 2018. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Society for Experimental Biology. Phytoene synthase (PSY) is the first committed enzyme of the carotenoid biosynthesis pathway and the most important ...
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VvGONST-A and VvGONST-B are Golgi-localised GDP-sugartransporters in grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.) Utz, Daniella; Handford, Michael (Elsevier, 2015)tPlant nucleotide-sugar transporters (NSTs) are responsible for the import of nucleotide-sugar substratesinto the Golgi lumen, for subsequent use in glycosylation reactions. NSTs are specific for either GDP-or UDP-sugars, ...