Estimated glutamine and glucose-uptake rates in embryo

Range glutamine 69±11: glucose 558±39 nmol/h/embryo
Organism Sunflower Helianthus annuus
Reference Alonso AP, Goffman FD, Ohlrogge JB, Shachar-Hill Y. Carbon conversion efficiency and central metabolic fluxes in developing sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) embryos. Plant J. 2007 Oct52(2):296-308 p.299 left column 2nd paragraphPubMed ID17683473
Comments "Glutamine and glucose-uptake rates were estimated to be 69±11 and 558±39 nmol/h/embryo, respectively, based on 14C levels in embryos supplied with [U-14C5]glutamine + [U-14C6]glucose and [U-14C5]glutamine + unlabeled glucose."
Entered by Uri M
ID 108762