Glutamate synthase and the synthesis of glutamate in plants

Plant Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 41, Issue 6-7, 2003, Pages 555-564

  Lea, Peter J ^a   Miflin, Ben J ^b  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ammonia assimilation; Enzyme mechanisms; Gene expression; Glutamate dehydrogenase; Glutamate synthase; Higher plants; Localisation

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 0242500267     PISSN: 09819428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0981-9428(03)00060-3     Document Type: Article

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