Assimilation of ammonium ions and reutilization of nitrogen in rice (Oryza sativa L.)

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 58, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 2319-2327

  Tabuchi, Mayumi ^a   Abiko, Tomomi ^a   Yamaya, Tomoyuki ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ammonia assimilation; Cytosolic glutamine synthetase; NADH glutamate synthase; Nitrogen remobilization; Rice

Indexed keywords

AMIDES; AMINO ACIDS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GROWTH KINETICS; NITROGEN; TISSUE;

AMMONIA ASSIMILATION; CYTOSOLIC GLUTAMINE SYNTHETASE; NADH-GLUTAMATE SYNTHASE; NITROGEN REMOBILIZATION; RICE;

CROPS;

GLUTAMATE AMMONIA LIGASE; GLUTAMATE SYNTHASE (NADH); GLUTAMINE; ISOENZYME; NITROGEN; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE;

CONFERENCE PAPER; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT ROOT; RICE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GLUTAMATE SYNTHASE (NADH); GLUTAMATE-AMMONIA LIGASE; GLUTAMINE; ISOENZYMES; NITROGEN; ORYZA SATIVA; PLANT ROOTS; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ORYZA SATIVA;

EID: 34547668655     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erm016     Document Type: Conference Paper

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