Asparagine catabolism in bryophytes: Purification and characterization of two L-asparaginase isoforms from Sphagnum fallax

Physiologia Plantarum

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 402-410

  Heeschen, Volker ^a   Matlok, Johannes ^a   Schrader, Silke ^a   Rudolph, Hansjörg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

asparagine catabolism; bryophytes; compartmentalization; isoforms; L Asparaginase; purification; purified chloroplasts; Sphagnum fallax; Sphagnum species

Indexed keywords

BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; EMBRYOPHYTA; FALLAX; SPHAGNUM; SPHAGNUM FALLAX;

EID: 0030469992     PISSN: 00319317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3054.1996.970227.x     Document Type: Article

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