Nitrogen Assimilation and Carbon Metabolism

A.A. IGLESIAS; M.J. ESTRELLA; F. PIECKENSTAIN

Handbook of Photosynthesis, 2nd edition

CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group

Lugar: Boca Raton; Año: 2005; p. 679 - 690

CONTENTSI. Introduction...................................................................679II. Nodule Development, Structure, and Function ............. 680A. Initiation ..................................................................... 680B. Types of Nodules ....................................................... 681C. Rhizobial Polysaccharides ........................................... 681D. Maturation................................................................... 682III. The Metabolism of Nitrogen Fixation in Legumes ........ 683IV. Reduction of Nitrate to Ammonium.............................. 685V. Incorporation of Ammonium into Organic Compounds... 685VI. Concluding Remarks ................................................... 687Acknowledgments ............................................................. 687References ........................................................................ 687