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fructan biosynthetic process

Known as: fructan synthesis, fructan anabolism, levan biosynthesis 
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of fructan a polysaccharide consisting of fructose residues. [GOC:pz]
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1976-2017
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2017
2017
Re-Programming Photosynthetic Cells of Perennial Ryegrass (Lolium perenne L) for Fructan Biosynthesis through Transgenic Expression of Fructan Biosynthetic Genes under the Control of Photosynthetic…
High molecular weight fructans are the main class of water-soluble carbohydrate used for energy storage in many temperate grass… (More)
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2015
2015
Fructan metabolism and changes in fructan composition during cold acclimation in perennial ryegrass
Perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) produces high levels of fructans as a mixture of oligosaccharides and polysaccharides with… (More)
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2012
2012
Combinational transformation of three wheat genes encoding fructan biosynthesis enzymes confers increased fructan content and tolerance to abiotic stresses in tobacco
Seven kinds of transgenic tobacco plants transformed with combinations of three FBE genes were obtained. The transgenic plants… (More)
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2008
2008
Ryegrass leaf fructan synthesis is oxygen dependent and abolished by endomembrane inhibitors.
Valid models are the foundation of systems biology. However, even well-established models may warrant reassessment. A testable… (More)
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2007
2007
Cloning, gene mapping, and functional analysis of a fructan 1-exohydrolase (1-FEH) from Lolium perenne implicated in fructan synthesis rather than in fructan mobilization.
Fructans, which are beta-(2,1) and/or beta-(2,6) linked polymers of fructose, are important storage carbohydrates in many plants… (More)
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2007
2007
The rice genome encodes two vacuolar invertases with fructan exohydrolase activity but lacks the related fructan biosynthesis genes of the Pooideae.
* Fructans are believed to contribute to cold and drought tolerance in several plant families (Poaceae, Asparagaceae and… (More)
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2006
2006
Cloning and functional analysis of a high DP fructan:fructan 1-fructosyl transferase from Echinops ritro (Asteraceae): comparison of the native and recombinant enzymes.
Inulin-type fructans are the simplest and most studied fructans and have become increasingly popular as prebiotic health… (More)
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1998
1998
Phloem Transport of Fructans in the Crassulacean Acid Metabolism Species Agave deserti
Four oligofructans (neokestose, 1-kestose, nystose, and an un-identified pentofructan) occurred in the vascular tissues and… (More)
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1998
1998
Differences in chain length distribution of inulin from Cynara scolymus and Helianthus tuberosus are reflected in a transient plant expression system using the respective 1-FFT cDNAs.
A newly isolated cDNA clone, Cy3, encoding the fructan fructan 1-fructosyltransferase (1-FFT) from artichoke was expressed using… (More)
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1987
1987
Fructan Synthesis in Tissue Cultures of Symphytum officinale; L. Initiation, Differentiation, and Metabolic Activity.
Tissue cultures originating from different organs i.e. leaves, leaf-stalks, ovaries, anthers, and roots of SYMPHYTUM OFFICINALE… (More)
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