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N Use By Plants
Nitrate Assimilation
Ammonia Assimilation
Glu, Gln, Asn, Gly, Ser
Aminotransferases
Asp, Ala, GABA
Val, Leu, Ileu, Thr, Lys
Pro, Arg, Orn
Polyamines
Non-protein AAs
Alkaloids
Sulfate Assimilation
Cys, Met, AdoMet, ACC
His, Phe, Tyr, Tryp
Secondary Products
Onium Compounds
Enzymes
Methods
Simulation
References
HORT640 - Metabolic Plant Physiology

Secondary products derived from aromatic amino acids

Gramine

Gramine is toxic to animals and may play a defensive role in plants; but may also be autotoxic at high temperatures (Hanson et al, 1983; Leland and Hanson, 1985).

References

Hanson AD, Ditz KM, Singletary GW, Leland TJ 1983 Gramine accumulation in leaves of barley grown under high-temperature stress. Plant Physiol. 71: 896-904.

Leland TJ, Hanson AD 1985 Induction of a specific N-methyltransferase enzyme by long-term heat stress during barley leaf growth. Plant Physiol. 79: 451-457.

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