title: Incorporation of nitrate nitrogen into amino acids during the anaerobic germination of rice.
abstract: Incorporation of(15)NO3-into amino acids was studied during the anaerobic germination of rice seeds. In treated coleoptiles, the label was incorporated into glutamine, glutamate, alanine,γ-aminobutyric acid (Gaba), arginine, aspartate and methionine. These findings are consistent with a primary incorporation of nitrate nitrogen into glutamine, glutamate and aspartate, and their further conversion to alanine, Gaba, arginine and methionine.
authors.affiliation: Istituto Biosintesi Vegetali, C.N.R., via Bassini 15, I-20133, Milano, Italy.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Reggiani
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bertini
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mattana