ISSN:
1573-5079
Keywords:
Ammonia fixation
;
azaserine
;
isonicotinyl hydrazide
;
methionine sulfoximine
;
photorespiration
;
Zea mays L.
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Abstract A combination of inhibitor and 15N studies were used to investigate the photorespiratory nitrogen cycle in maize, a C4 plant. Inhibitors used included isonicotinyl hydrazide which blocks the conversion of glycine to serine, methionine sulfoximine an inhibitor of GS and azaserine an inhibitor of GOGAT. Results from levels of ammonia and amino acids and the distribution of 15N into NH3, serine, glutamine and glutamate indicated that the photorespiratory N-cycle occurs in this C4 plant, but the rate of flux through this pathway is low as compared with that in C3 plants.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00041796
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