The polyamines and their catabolic products are significant players in the turnover of nitrogenous molecules in plants

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 63, Issue 14, 2012, Pages 5003-5015

  Moschou, P N ^a,d   Wu, J ^b   Cona, A ^c   Tavladoraki, P ^c   Angelini, R ^c   Roubelakis Angelakis, K A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^b NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^d SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Longevity; metabolism; nitrogen; PCD; pollen; polyamines; stress; xylem

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; NITROGEN; POLYAMINE;

METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PLANT; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; NITROGEN; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; PLANT PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PLANTS; POLYAMINES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84865708288     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/ers202     Document Type: Review

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