Diurnal changes in ammonia assimilation in transformed tobacco plants expressing ferredoxin-dependent glutamate synthase mRNA in the antisense orientation

Plant Science

Volumn 163, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 59-67

  Ferrario Méry, Sylvie ^a   Valadier, Marie Hélène ^a   Godefroy, Nelly ^a   Miallier, Delphine ^a   Hirel, Bertrand ^a   Foyer, Christine H ^b   Suzuki, Akira ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b Crop Performance and Improvement   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asparagine synthetase; Diurnal changes in ammonia assimilation; Fd dependent glutamine 2 oxoglutarate aminotransferase; Glutamate dehydrogenase; Glutamine synthetase; Transformed tobacco

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; CARBON; ENZYMES; METABOLISM; METABOLITES; NITROGEN; PLANTS (BOTANY);

PHOTORESPIRATORY CONDITIONS;

TOBACCO;

AMMONIA; CARBON; DIURNAL VARIATION; ENZYMES; METABOLISM; NITROGEN; PLANTS; TOBACCO;

NICOTIANA; NICOTIANA OBTUSIFOLIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 0036664567     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9452(02)00058-4     Document Type: Article

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