Lysine catabolism, an effective versatile regulator of lysine level in plants

Amino Acids

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 121-125

  Stepansky, A ^a   Less, H ^a   Angelovici, R ^a   Aharon, R ^a   Zhu, X ^a   Galili, G ^a  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Essential amino acids; Lysine; Lysine ketoglutarate reductase; Metabolism; Saccharopine dehydrogenase

Indexed keywords

ACETYL COENZYME A; CASEIN KINASE II; DNA; ESSENTIAL AMINO ACID; GLUTAMIC ACID; LYSINE; POLYPEPTIDE; SACCHAROPINE DEHYDROGENASE;

AMINO ACID SYNTHESIS; CATABOLISM; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENE; HORMONAL REGULATION; LKR GENE; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT GROWTH; POLYADENYLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SDH GENE; SHORT SURVEY; STRESS;

ANIMALS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; HOMEOSTASIS; LYSINE; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS;

EID: 33645236495     PISSN: 09394451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00726-005-0246-1     Document Type: Short Survey

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