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Fructans |
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| Authors: | C J Nelson W G Spollen |
| Institution: | Dept of Agronomy, Univ. of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA |
| Abstract: | Fructans are a major form of stored carbohydrate in vegetative tissues of many plant species and may contribute other functions. Their chemical structures, distribution among plant families, metabolism and possible physiological significance are discussed. |
| Keywords: | Fructans levans inulins kestoses storage carbohydrate sucrose polysaccharide vacuole |