Molybdenum metabolism in plants

Plant Biology

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 160-168

  Zimmer, W ^a   Mendel, R ^b  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aldehyde oxidase; Molybdenum cofactor; Molybdopterin; Nitrate reductase; Precursor Z; Xanthine dehydrogenase

Indexed keywords

MOLYBDENUM; NUTRIENT; PLANT; PRODUCTIVITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI;

EID: 0032897526     PISSN: 14358603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1438-8677.1999.tb00239.x     Document Type: Review

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