Expression of uncoupling protein and alternative oxidase depends on lipid or carbohydrate substrates in thermogenic plants

Biology Letters

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 427-430

  Ito, K ^a   Seymour, R S ^b  

^a IWATE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alternative oxidase; Dracunculus vulgaris; Philodendron selloum; Respiratory substrates; Thermogenic plants; Uncoupling protein

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE OXIDASE; CARBOHYDRATE; LIPID; MITOCHONDRIAL ENZYME; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNCOUPLING PROTEIN; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CELL METABOLISM; CELL RESPIRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRACUNCULUS VULGARIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; FLOWER; GENE ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENETIC DIFFERENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MITOCHONDRIAL RESPIRATION; NONHUMAN; PHILODENDRON SELLOUM; PLANT GENETICS; PLANT METABOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SPECIES; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; THERMOGENESIS; THERMOREGULATION;

DRACUNCULUS VULGARIS; MAMMALIA; PHILODENDRON BIPINNATIFIDUM;

EID: 29144441051     PISSN: 17449561     EISSN: 1744957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2005.0338     Document Type: Article

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