Plant fructokinases: a sweet family get-together
Plant fructokinases are the gateway to fructose metabolism. Here, we discuss the properties of published plant fructokinases and compare the available protein sequences. In addition, we speculate on the possible function of fructokinases as sugar sensors. A proposal is presented to clarify the confu...
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Published in | Trends in Plant Science Vol. 5; no. 12; pp. 531 - 536 |
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Main Authors | , |
Format | Book Review Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
Oxford
Elsevier Ltd
01.12.2000
Elsevier |
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Online Access | Get full text |
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Summary: | Plant fructokinases are the gateway to fructose metabolism. Here, we discuss the properties of published plant fructokinases and compare the available protein sequences. In addition, we speculate on the possible function of fructokinases as sugar sensors. A proposal is presented to clarify the confusing fructokinase nomenclature. Only a few plant fructokinase genes have been cloned but the recent isolations of two such genes in tomato and three in
Arabidopsis have given this research an important impulse. |
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Bibliography: | ObjectType-Article-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-3 content type line 23 ObjectType-Review-1 |
ISSN: | 1360-1385 1878-4372 |
DOI: | 10.1016/S1360-1385(00)01783-0 |