Molecular and enzymatic analysis of ammonium assimilation in woody plants

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 53, Issue 370, 2002, Pages 891-904

  Suárez, María Fernanda ^a   Avila, Concepción ^a   Gallardo, Fernando ^a   Cantón, Francisco R ^a   García Gutiérrez, Angel ^a   Claros, M Gonzalo ^a   Cánovas, Francisco M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Gymnosperms; Nitrogen assimilation; Nitrogen recycling; Transgenic trees; Woody angiosperms

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; CATALYSIS; ENZYMES; GENES; METABOLISM; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

MOLECULAR PROPERTIES;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

CONIFEROPHYTA; EMBRYOPHYTA; GYMNOSPERMAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; POPULUS BEROLINENSIS;

CARBON; ENZYME; GLUTAMATE AMMONIA LIGASE; GLUTAMATE SYNTHASE (FERREDOXIN); ISOCITRATE DEHYDROGENASE; NITROGEN; OXIDOREDUCTASE; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE;

ANGIOSPERM; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GYMNOSPERM; METABOLISM; MITOCHONDRION; PHYLOGENY; REVIEW; TRANSGENIC PLANT; TREE;

AMINO ACID OXIDOREDUCTASES; ANGIOSPERMS; CARBON; ENZYMES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GLUTAMATE-AMMONIA LIGASE; GYMNOSPERMS; ISOCITRATE DEHYDROGENASE; MITOCHONDRIA; NITROGEN; PHYLOGENY; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; TREES;

EID: 0036010135     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jexbot/53.370.891     Document Type: Conference Paper

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