Functional Analysis of Starch Metabolism in Plants
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Highlight of Special Issues
2.1. Key Genes in Starch Biosynthesis
2.2. Transcriptional Regulation Network
2.3. Post-Translational Protein Modification
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Cho, Y.-G.; Kang, K.-K. Functional Analysis of Starch Metabolism in Plants. Plants 2020, 9, 1152. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants9091152
Cho Y-G, Kang K-K. Functional Analysis of Starch Metabolism in Plants. Plants. 2020; 9(9):1152. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants9091152
Chicago/Turabian StyleCho, Yong-Gu, and Kwon-Kyoo Kang. 2020. "Functional Analysis of Starch Metabolism in Plants" Plants 9, no. 9: 1152. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants9091152