Biosynthesis of indole-3-acetic acid in Azospirillum brasilense: Insights from quantum chemistry

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 259, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 572-576

  Zakharova, Elena A ^a   Shcherbakov, Alexander A ^b   Brudnik, Vitaly V ^b   Skripko, Nataliya G ^b   Bulkhin, Nail Sh ^b   Ignatov, Vladimir V ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF PLANTS AND MICROORGANISMS   (Russian Federation)

^b Saratov Higher Mil Eng S of G D   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Anthranilic acid; Azospirillum brasilense; Indole; Indole 3 acetic acid synthesis; Tryptophan

Indexed keywords

ANTHRANILIC ACID; CHORISMIC ACID; INDOLEACETIC ACID; PHYTOHORMONE; TRYPTOPHAN;

AMINO ACID SYNTHESIS; ARTICLE; AZOSPIRILLUM BRASILENSE; BACTERIAL GENE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY;

ANTHRANILIC ACIDS; AZOSPIRILLUM BRASILENSE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; INDOLEACETIC ACIDS; INDOLES; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS; QUANTUM THEORY; THERMODYNAMICS; TRYPTOPHAN;

AZOSPIRILLUM BRASILENSE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0033083163     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.1999.00033.x     Document Type: Article

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