Glutamine synthetase in broccoli (Brassica oleracea) is regulated in vivo by reciprocal cooperativity

New Phytologist

Volumn 158, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 139-149

  Nkoa, Roger ^a   Desjardins, Yves ^a   Tremblay, Nicols ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Broccoli (Brassica oleracea); Cooperative kinetics; Feedback inhibition; Glutamine synthetase; Substrate inhibition; Transferase

Indexed keywords

ENZYME; PLANT;

BRASSICA; BRASSICA OLERACEA; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. BOTRYTIS; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. ITALICA;

EID: 0037380624     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-8137.2003.00717.x     Document Type: Article

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