The role of sodium in the conversion of pyruvate to Phosphoenolpyruvate in mesophyll chloroplasts of C4 plants

Australian Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 171-177

  Brownell, P F ^a   Bielig, L M ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

C4 photosynthesis; Mesophyll chloroplasts; Phosphoenolpyruvate; Sodium nutrition

Indexed keywords

KOCHIA TRICHOPHYLLA;

EID: 0030063036     PISSN: 03107841     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/PP9960171     Document Type: Article

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