Plant nutritional status modulates glutamine synthetase levels in ripe tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum cv. Micro-Tom)

Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 164, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 137-145

  Scarpeci, Telma E ^a   Marro, Martin L ^a   Bortolotti, Santiago ^a   Boggio, Silvana B ^a   Valle, Estela M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE ROSARIO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Glutamate dehydrogenase; Glutamine synthetase; Nitrogen assimilation; Ripening fruit; Tomato

Indexed keywords

ENZYME KINETICS; FRUITS; NUTRITION; PROTEINS;

GLUTAMATE DEHYDROGENASE; GLUTAMINE SYNTHETASE; NITROGEN ASSIMILATION; RIPENING FRUITS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

CHLOROPHYLLS; NUTRITION; PLANTS; PLASTIDS; PROTEINS;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; SOLANUM;

EID: 33846608278     PISSN: 01761617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2006.01.003     Document Type: Article

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