Asparagine: An amide of particular distinction in the regulation of symbiotic nitrogen fixation of legumes

Critical Reviews in Biotechnology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 309-327

  Sulieman, Saad ^a,b   Tran, Lam Son Phan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KHARTOUM   (Sudan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^c RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science   (Japan)

Author keywords

Asparagine; Feedback; Legumes; Nitrogen fixation; Nodule; Phloem; Sensing; Signaling; Symbiosis; Translocation

Indexed keywords

ASPARAGINE; LEGUMES; NODULE; PHLOEM; SENSING; SYMBIOSIS; TRANSLOCATION;

AMIDES; CROPS; FEEDBACK; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; METABOLISM; NITROGEN FIXATION; OXYGEN SUPPLY; PHYSIOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SIGNALING; SOILS;

AMINO ACIDS;

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; ADENOSINE PHOSPHATE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ASPARAGINE; ASPARTATE AMMONIA LIGASE; MANGANESE; NITROGEN; OXYGEN;

BARREL MEDIC; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CROP; DOWN REGULATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEEDING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; LEGUME; LUPIN; NITROGEN FIXATION; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; PEA; PHLOEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RHIZOSPHERE; SALINITY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SOYBEAN;

ASPARAGINE; FABACEAE; NITROGEN; NITROGEN FIXATION; ROOT NODULES, PLANT; SYMBIOSIS;

EID: 84881160300     PISSN: 07388551     EISSN: 15497801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/07388551.2012.695770     Document Type: Review

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