Purification and characterization of Arabidopsis ornithine transcarbamoylase (OTCase), a member of a distinct and evolutionarily-conserved group of plant OTCases

Plant Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 279-288

  Slocum, Robert D ^a   Nichols Iii, Harry F ^a   Williamson, Cynthia L ^a  

^a GOUCHER COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis thaliana; argF; Arginine biosynthesis carbamoyl phosphate; Ornithine transcarbamoylase

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PISUM SATIVUM;

EID: 0034062741     PISSN: 09819428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0981-9428(00)00743-9     Document Type: Article

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