Allantoin has a limited role as nitrogen source in cultured coffee cells

Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 164, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 544-552

  Filippi, Sílvia B ^a   Azevedo, Ricardo A ^b   Sodek, Ladaslav ^a   Mazzafera, Paulo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Caffeine; Coffea arabica; Glutamine synthetase; Nitrogen; Ureides

Indexed keywords

CELL CULTURE; ENZYMES; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; PLANTS (BOTANY);

ALLANTOIC ACID (ALA); CAFFEINE DEGRADATION; COFFEA ARABICA; GLUTAMINE SYNTHETASE; UREIDES;

SEED;

CELLS; ENZYMES; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; PLANTS; SEEDS;

COFFEA ARABICA;

EID: 34047265480     PISSN: 01761617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2006.03.005     Document Type: Article

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