Physiological and metabolic adaptations of Potamogeton pectinatus L. tubers support rapid elongation of stem tissue in the absence of oxygen

Plant and Cell Physiology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 128-140

  Dixon, M H ^a   Hill, S A ^a   Jackson, M B ^b   Ratcliffe, R G ^a   Sweetlove, L J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anoxia; Carbohydrate utilization; Cytoplasmic pH regulation; NMR; Potamogeton pectinatus; Protein synthesis

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; FRESH WATER; OXYGEN; STARCH; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ADAPTATION; AEROBIC METABOLISM; ANAEROBIC GROWTH; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOSYNTHESIS; ECOSYSTEM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; KINETICS; METABOLISM; PH; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT STEM; POTAMOGETONACEAE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; AEROBIOSIS; ANAEROBIOSIS; ECOSYSTEM; FRESH WATER; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; KINETICS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OXYGEN; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANT STEMS; POTAMOGETONACEAE; STARCH;

PECTINATUS; STUCKENIA PECTINATUS;

EID: 33244459338     PISSN: 00320781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pci229     Document Type: Article

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