Abstract
The nitrate assimilatory pathway has been the matter of intensive molecular and cellular analysis in solanaceous species. In this report we will present data on the function of the N-terminal part of the enzyme nitrate reductase, on the cloning of genes of the molybdenum cofactor biosythesis, and on the characterization of a transcription factor presumed to be involved in the expression of genes of the nitrate assimilatory pathway.
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Caboche, M. et al. (1995). Molecular Analysis of the Nitrate Assimilatory Pathway in Solanaceous Species. In: Terzi, M., Cella, R., Falavigna, A. (eds) Current Issues in Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology. Current Plant Science and Biotechnology in Agriculture, vol 22. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-0307-7_78
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