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Mathematical model of fructan biosynthesis and polymer length distribution in plants
† Background and Aims:
There are many unresolved issues concerning the biochemistry of fructan biosynthesis. The aim of this paper is to address some of these by means of modelling mathematically the biochemical processes.
† Methods:
Amodel has been constructed for the step-by-step synthesis of fructan polymers. This is run until a steady
state is achieved for which a polymer distribution is predicted. It is shownhowqualitatively different distributions can be obtained.
† Key Results:
It is demonstrated how a set of experimental results on polymer distribution can by simulated by a simple parameter adjustments.
†Conclusions:
Mathematical modelling of fructan biosynthesis can provide a useful tool for helping elucidate the details of the biosynthetic processes.
Key words: Fructan, Lolium perenne, perennial ryegrass, polymer length, model, biosynthesis, mathematics.
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