Signatures of nitrogen limitation in the elemental composition of the proteins involved in the metabolic apparatus

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 276, Issue 1667, 2009, Pages 2605-2610

  Acquisti, Claudia ^a,b   Kumar, Sudhir ^a,b   Elser, James J ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological stoichiometry; Cellular components; Elemental composition; Metabolic apparatus; Molecular evolution; Nutrient limitation

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN; PROTEIN; PROTEOME; RNA;

AMINO ACID; CATABOLISM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EVOLUTION; GENOMICS; METABOLISM; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOSYNTHESIS; CATABOLISM; CELL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EUKARYOTE; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NATURAL SELECTION; NITROGEN AVAILABILITY; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOICHIOMETRY;

ANIMALIA; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 67650472579     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2008.1960     Document Type: Article

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