Anaerobic accumulation of amino acids in rice roots: Role of the glutamine synthetase/glutamate synthase cycle

Amino Acids

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 207-217

  Reggiani, R ^a   Nebuloni, M ^a   Mattana, M ^a   Brambilla, I ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Anoxia; Glutamate synthase; Glutamine synthetase; Rice; Root

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; ALANINE; AMINO ACID; AZASERINE; ENZYME INHIBITOR; FERREDOXIN; GLUTAMATE AMMONIA LIGASE; GLUTAMATE SYNTHASE; METHIONINE SULFOXIMINE; SULFUR 35;

ANAEROBIC GROWTH; ANOXIA; ARTICLE; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; PLANT SEED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RICE;

EID: 0034075233     PISSN: 09394451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007260050018     Document Type: Article

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