Serine: Glyoxylate aminotransferase exerts no control on photosynthesis

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 50, Issue 334, 1999, Pages 719-722

  Wingler, Astrid ^a,c   Ann, Victoria J ^a   Lea, Peter J ^b   Leegood, Richard C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Mutants; Photorespiration; Photosynthesis; Serine; Serine:glyoxylate aminotransferase

Indexed keywords

HORDEUM; HORDEUM VULGARE; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE;

EID: 0032891696     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/50.334.719     Document Type: Article

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