The plastidic glutamine synthetase activity is directly modulated by means of redox change at two unique cysteine residues

Plant Science

Volumn 149, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 175-182

  Choi, Yang Ae ^a   Kim, Sang Gu ^a   Kwon, Young Myung ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Canavalia lineata; cDNA cloning; Chloroplastic glutamine synthetase; Immunoscreening; Recombinant GS protein; Site directed mutagenesis

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMATE AMMONIA LIGASE;

ARTICLE; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA LIBRARY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; OXIDATION REDUCTION STATE; PHYTOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 0003396888     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9452(99)00163-6     Document Type: Article

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