Metabolic fluxes, carbon isotope fractionation and respiration - lessons to be learned from plant biochemistry

New Phytologist

Volumn 191, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 10-15

  Werner, Roland A ^a   Buchmann, Nina ^a   Siegwolf, Rolf T W ^b   Kornexl, Barbara E ^a   Gessler, Arthur ^c,d  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^c LEIBNIZ CENTRE FOR AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPE RESEARCH ZALF   (Germany)

^d HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carbon isotope fractionation; Citrate synthase; LEDR (light enhanced dark respiration); Malate; Malate dehydrogenase; Malic enzyme; Metabolism; Respiration

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; CITRATE SYNTHASE;

CELL RESPIRATION; CHEMISTRY; CITRIC ACID CYCLE; ENZYMOLOGY; FRACTIONATION; KINETICS; LETTER; METABOLISM; PLANT;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON ISOTOPES; CELL RESPIRATION; CHEMICAL FRACTIONATION; CITRATE (SI)-SYNTHASE; CITRIC ACID CYCLE; KINETICS; PLANTS;

EID: 79957897222     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: 14698137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2011.03741.x     Document Type: Letter

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