Metabolite and light regulation of metabolism in plants: Lessons from the study of a single biochemical pathway

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 567-575

  Oliveira, I C ^a,c   Brenner, E ^a   Chiu, J ^a   Hsieh, M H ^a,d   Kouranov, A ^a   Lam, H M ^b   Shin, M J ^a   Coruzzi, G ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Ammonium; Arabidopsis thaliana; Carbon; Gene expression; Nitrogen assimilation

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EMBRYOPHYTA;

ASPARAGINE; ASPARTATE AMMONIA LIGASE; ASPARTIC ACID; CARBON; DICARBOXYLIC AMINO ACID; GLUTAMATE AMMONIA LIGASE; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMINE; NITROGEN;

ARABIDOPSIS; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; LIGHT; METABOLISM; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REVIEW;

AMINO ACIDS, DICARBOXYLIC; ARABIDOPSIS; ASPARAGINE; ASPARTATE-AMMONIA LIGASE; ASPARTIC ACID; CARBON; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GLUTAMATE-AMMONIA LIGASE; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMINE; LIGHT; NITROGEN; RECEPTORS, GLUTAMATE;

EID: 0035349791     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2001000500003     Document Type: Article

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