Type: | Family | Name: | Galactinol synthase |
Description: | Galactinol synthase is involved in the biosynthesis of raffinose family oligosaccharides (RFOs) that function as osmoprotectants in plants [, ]. In Arabidopsis thaliana, seven GOLS (Galactinol synthase) genes and three putative GOLS genes have been identified, and different induction patterns have been reported []. For example, GOLS1 is inducible by drought, salinity and and heat stress; GOLS2 is induced only by drought and salinity stress; and GOLS3 only by cold stress [, ]. | Short Name: | Galactinol_synthase |