The metabolic flux phenotype of heterotrophic Arabidopsis cells reveals a complex response to changes in nitrogen supply

Plant Journal

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 569-582

  Masakapalli, Shyam K ^a   Kruger, Nicholas J ^a   Ratcliffe, R George ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ammonium toxicity; Arabidopsis thaliana; heterotrophic metabolism; maintenance; metabolic flux analysis; nitrogen assimilation; reductant supply

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; BIOMASS COMPOSITIONS; METABOLIC FLUX ANALYSIS; METABOLIC INTERMEDIATES; METABOLIC PHENOTYPE; NITROGEN ASSIMILATION; OXIDATIVE PENTOSE PHOSPHATE PATHWAYS; REDUCTANTS;

BIOCHEMISTRY; CELL CULTURE; COMPLEX NETWORKS; ECOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION; MAINTENANCE; NITRATES; NITROGEN; SOILS; TOXICITY;

METABOLISM;

AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE; CARBON; NITROGEN;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMASS; CULTURE MEDIUM; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HETEROTROPHY; METABOLIC FLUX ANALYSIS; METABOLISM; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PENTOSE PHOSPHATE CYCLE; PHENOTYPE; PLASTID;

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; ARABIDOPSIS; BIOMASS; CARBON; CARBON ISOTOPES; CARBON RADIOISOTOPES; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CULTURE MEDIA; HETEROTROPHIC PROCESSES; METABOLIC FLUX ANALYSIS; METABOLIC NETWORKS AND PATHWAYS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NITROGEN; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PENTOSE PHOSPHATE PATHWAY; PHENOTYPE; PLASTIDS;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA;

EID: 84877703455     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: 1365313X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/tpj.12142     Document Type: Article

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