Inhibition of plant asparagine synthetase by monoterpene cineoles

Plant Physiology

Volumn 123, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 725-732

  Romagni, Joanne G ^a   Duke, Stephen O ^a   Dayan, Franck E ^a  

^a NATURAL PRODUCTS UTILIZATION RESEARCH UNIT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1,4 CINEOLE; 2 HYDROXY 1,4 CINEOLE; AMINO ACID SYNTHESIS; ASPARAGINE; ASPARTATE AMMONIA LIGASE; BIOCHEMICAL PATHWAY; CINMETHYLIN; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME INHIBITOR; METABOLITE; PHYTOTOXICITY; TOXICITY;

LACTUCA; LACTUCA SATIVA;

EID: 0034048035     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.123.2.725     Document Type: Article

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