The analysis showed that fructans have a branched chemical structure that forms a kind of porous sponge on which water can be retained. This keeps the plant hydrated despite high temperatures. The ...

The control of sucrose synthesis was studied in leaves of the fructan-accumulating species Lolium temulentum L. The cytoplasmic fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase (Cyt'F-1,6-BPase) was partially purified and ...

At low concentrations of purified chicory root 1-SST, only 1-kestose was produced from a physiologically relevant sucrose concentration. As the 1-SST concentration increased, some higher oligofructans ...

Many bacteria and about 40,000 plant species form primary carbohydrate reserves based on fructan; these polymers of β-D-fructofuranose are thought to confer tolerance to drought and frost in plants.