The rate of CO2 assimilation controls the expression and activity of glutamine synthetase through sugar formation in sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) leaves

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 55, Issue 394, 2004, Pages 69-75

  Larios, B ^a   Aguera E ^a   Cabello, P ^a   Maldonado, J M ^b   De La Haba, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Carbohydrates; CO2 assimilation; Gene expression and enzyme activity; Glutamine synthetase; Helianthus annuus

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; ENZYME KINETICS; METABOLITES; NITRATES; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; RNA; TRANSPIRATION;

REGULATORY METABOLITES; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

CARBOHYDRATE; CARBON DIOXIDE; GLUTAMATE AMMONIA LIGASE; NITRATE; SUCROSE;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PLANT LEAF; SUNFLOWER;

CARBOHYDRATES; CARBON DIOXIDE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GLUTAMATE-AMMONIA LIGASE; HELIANTHUS; NITRATES; PLANT LEAVES; SUCROSE;

EMBRYOPHYTA; EUKARYOTA; HELIANTHUS; HELIANTHUS ANNUUS;

EID: 0346056745     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erh017     Document Type: Article

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