A review of the involvement of carbon assimilation and respiration in the primary
assimilation of nitrogen, and the effects of nitrogen assimilation on the rate and route of …

Experiments are described in which tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) transformed with
antisense rbcS to decrease expression of ribulose‐1, 5‐bisphosphate carboxylase …

Maize (Zea mays L.) plants were grown to the nine-leaf stage. Despite a saturating N supply,
the youngest mature leaves (seventh position on the stem) contained little NO3− reserve …

Assimilatory nitrate reductase (NR) of higher plants is a most interesting enzyme, both from
its central function in plant primary metabolism and from the complex regulation of its …

Mature source leaves of spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.) plants growing hydroponically in a 9
h light (350 μmol photons· m− 2· s− 1)/15 h dark cycle at 20° C in a climate chamber were …

Publisher Summary This chapter reviews nonmutant starch granule composition and
development, and focuses on genetic mutants and how they have been useful in …

The effect of cadmium on the content of starch and sugars, and changes in the activities of
the enzymes of sugar metabolism were studied in growing seedlings of rice (Oryza sativa L.) …

Reduction of nitrate to ammonium by catalysis using nitrate reductase and nitrite reductase
enzymes characterizes nitrate assimilation. Nitrate assimilation is an important function of …

Sugar and acid metabolism are critical for fruit ripening and quality formation, but the
underlying regulatory mechanisms are largely unknown. Here, we identified a transcriptional …

Light stimulates de nova synthesis, as well as activation of higher plant nitrate reductase at
the protein level. In green leaves, the light effects are mediated through photosynthetically …