Different kinetic and regulatory properties of soluble and membrane-bound nitrate reductases in tomato leaves

Plant Science

Volumn 165, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 139-145

  Lo Piero, A R ^a   Cultrone, A ^a   Monachello, D ^a   Petrone, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Detergent extraction; Light dark transition; Lycopersicon esculentum membrane bound nitrate reductase; Nitrate induction; Salt stress

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES; ENZYMES; NUTRITION; PH EFFECTS;

SALT STRESS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

LYCOPERSICON; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 0038420709     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9452(03)00152-3     Document Type: Article

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