
Figure 2.20. The pathways of sucrose breakdown. SPP, sucrose phosphate phosphatase; S-6-P, sucrose-6-phosphate; SPS, sucrose phosphate synthase; UDP, uridine diphosphate; HK, hexokinase, ATP, adenosine triphosphate; ADP, adenosine diphosphate; Pi, inorganic phosphate; HPI, hexose phosphate isomerase; OPP, Oxidative pentose phosphate pathway. (Original drawing courtesy Nicolas Taylor & Harvey Millar)