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Interactions Between Carbon and Nitrogen Metabolism

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Over the past two decades, many studies have revealed the interdependence of carbon and nitrogen assimilation. Primary carbon metabolism is dependent on nitrogen assimilation, most obviously because much of the nitrogen budget of the plant is invested in the proteins and chlorophyll of the photosynthetic apparatus. Conversely, nitrogen assimilation requires a continuous supply of energy and carbon skeletons. This means that photosynthetic products must be partitioned between carbohydrate synthesis and the synthesis of amino acids. Controls over this partitioning must be flexible, since both external nitrogen availability and internal nitrogen demand may be variable.

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Foyer, C.H., Ferrario-Méry, S., Noctor, G. (2001). Interactions Between Carbon and Nitrogen Metabolism. In: Lea, P.J., Morot-Gaudry, JF. (eds) Plant Nitrogen. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-04064-5_9

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