DELTA-ACETYLORNITHINE AS A MAJOR NITROGEN STORAGE COMPOUND IN BISTORTA BISTORTOIDES

Authors
LIPSON DA RAAB TK MONSON RK
Citation
Da. Lipson et al., DELTA-ACETYLORNITHINE AS A MAJOR NITROGEN STORAGE COMPOUND IN BISTORTA BISTORTOIDES, Phytochemistry, 41(1), 1996, pp. 29-30
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Plant Sciences
Journal title
Phytochemistry → ACNP
ISSN journal
00319422
Volume
41
Issue
1
Year of publication
1996
Pages
29 - 30
Database
ISI
SICI code
0031-9422(1996)41:1<29:DAAMNS>2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
delta-Acetylornithine was found to vary seasonally and in response to nitrogen availability in the rhizomes of the alpine herb, Bistorta bis tortoides (Pursh). delta-Acetylornithine accounts for 38% of the free amino acid pool and up to 12% of the total nitrogen in rhizomes. It is concluded that this compound plays an important role in nitrogen stor age in this species.