Physiological and molecular aspects of aspartate-derived amino acid metabolism during germination and post-germination growth in two maize genotypes differing in germination efficiency

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 645-653

  Anzala, Fabiola ^a   Morère Le Paven, Marie Christine ^a   Fournier, Sylvie ^a   Rondeau, David ^a   Limami, Anis M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ D'ANGERS   (France)

Author keywords

AA metabolism; Akh; Ask; Asp family pathway; Aspartate kinase; Germination; Lysine; Methionine; T 50; Threonine

Indexed keywords

ASPARTATE KINASE; ASPARTIC ACID; ESSENTIAL AMINO ACID; NITROGEN; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; GERMINATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HOMOZYGOTE; MAIZE; METABOLISM; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT SEED; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT;

AMINO ACIDS, ESSENTIAL; ASPARTATE KINASE; ASPARTIC ACID; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENOTYPE; GERMINATION; HOMOZYGOTE; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NITROGEN ISOTOPES; PLANT PROTEINS; SEEDS; VARIATION (GENETICS); ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33645221842     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erj054     Document Type: Article

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