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Sucrose metabolism in different sugar beet cultivars

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Sucrose metabolism is essential for growth, development and sucrose partitioning in sugar beet roots. The functions of individual sucrose metabolizing enzymes and the sucrose contents are poorly understood. In view of this, an experiment was conducted to determine the sucrose accumulation and the activities of different sucrose metabolizing enzymes at maturity. The variety, Felicitia showed maximum pol %, juice purity and total sugar content. Sucrose synthase was found major sucrose degrading enzyme. Among the enzyme activities, van Dorotea was higher in sucrose synthase activity while var. Esperenza was higher in sucrose phosphate synthase activity. Overall studies indicated that, sucrose content and enzyme activities vary as per the cultivars.

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Abbreviations

BSA:

bovine serum albumin

DTT:

dithiothretol

EDTA:

ethylene diamine tetra acetic acid

PMSF:

phenylmethane sulphonyl fluoride

UDP:

uridine diphosphate

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    S. S. Joshi, S. S. Datir, M. W. Pawar & Y. S. Nerkar

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Joshi, S.S., Datir, S.S., Pawar, M.W. et al. Sucrose metabolism in different sugar beet cultivars. Sugar Tech 8, 69–73 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02943745

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