Evidence supporting the existence of l-arginine-dependent nitric oxide synthase activity in plants

New Phytologist

Volumn 184, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 9-14

  Corpas, Francisco J ^a   Palma, José M ^a   Del Río, Luis A ^a   Barroso, Juan B ^b  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JAÉN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chloroplasts; Nitric oxide (NO); Nitric oxide synthase (NOS); Peroxisomes; Reactive nitrogen species (RNS)

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

CHLOROPLAST; ENZYME ACTIVITY; NITRIC OXIDE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL FRACTIONATION; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; METABOLISM; PLANT; PLANT LEAF;

ANIMALS; ARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PLANT LEAVES; PLANTS; SUBCELLULAR FRACTIONS;

EID: 69949091242     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: 14698137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2009.02989.x     Document Type: Article

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