Urea application promotes amino acid metabolism and membrane lipid peroxidation in Azolla.

A pot experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of urea on nitrogen metabolism and membrane lipid peroxidation in Azolla pinnata. Compared to controls, the application of urea to A. pinnata resulted in a 44% decrease in nitrogenase activity, no significant change in glutamine synthetase activi...

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Main Authors: Jiana Chen, Min Huang, Fangbo Cao, P Pardha-Saradhi, Yingbin Zou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5612470?pdf=render