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Abstract
Chloroplasts contain the enzyme glutamine synthetase. Formation of glutamine by isolated chloroplasts is light-dependent and requires an intact outer envelope. Addition of exogenous glutamic acid, as well as nitrogen donors such as nitrite or ammonium, stimulate the synthesis of this amide. Photosynthetic generation of ATP satisfies the light requirement of glutamine synthesis. The process is supported by cyclic as well as noncyclic photophosphorylation.Entities:
Year: 1975 PMID: 16659028 PMCID: PMC541550 DOI: 10.1104/pp.55.1.59
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Plant Physiol ISSN: 0032-0889 Impact factor: 8.340