Carbon metabolism in germinating Ricinus communis cotyledons. Purification, charaterization and developmental profile of NADP-dependent malic enzyme

Physiologia Plantarum

Volumn 101, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 821-826

  Colombo, S L ^a   Andreo, C S ^a   Podesta F E ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE ROSARIO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

C3 plants; Carbon metabolism; Lipid biosynthesis; NADP malic enzyme; Ricinus communis

Indexed keywords

RICINUS COMMUNIS;

EID: 0031423783     PISSN: 00319317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3054.1997.1010420.x     Document Type: Article

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