Regulation of γ-aminobutyric acid synthesis in situ by glutamate availability

Physiologia Plantarum

Volumn 106, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 363-369

  Scott Taggart, Catherine P ^a   Van Cauwenberghe, Owen R ^a   McLean, Michael D ^a   Shelp, Barry J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; AMINO ACID SYNTHESIS; AMINOACETONITRILE; AMMONIA; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CARBON 14; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME INHIBITOR; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE; GLUTAMIC ACID; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT EXTRACT; PYRUVATE TRANSAMINASE; RADIOACTIVITY;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 0032709634     PISSN: 00319317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3054.1999.106402.x     Document Type: Article

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