Photosynthetic nitrate assimilation in cyanobacteria

Photosynthesis Research

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 117-133

  Flores, Enrique ^a   Frías, José E ^a   Rubio, Luis M ^b   Herrero, Antonia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

2 oxoglutarate; CnaT; Ferredoxin; Nitrate permease; Nitrate reductase; Nitrite reductase; NtcA; NtcB; PII protein

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; NITRATE; NITRITE; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE;

ACTIVE TRANSPORT; BIOSYNTHESIS; CYANOBACTERIUM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; METABOLISM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PROMOTER REGION; REVIEW;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT, ACTIVE; CYANOBACTERIA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; NITRATES; NITRITES; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 15044361204     PISSN: 01668595     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11120-004-5830-9     Document Type: Review

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