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where Fd is ferredoxin, and the subscripts red and ox stand for reduced and
oxidized , respectively. Reduced ferredoxin derives from photosynthetic electron
Transport in the chloroplasts
Plants Can Assimilate Nitrate in Both Roots and Shoots
In many plants, when the roots receive small amounts of nitrate, nitrate is reduced
primarily in the roots. As the supply of nitrate increases, a greater proportion of the
absorbed nitrate is translocated to the shoot and assimilated there (Marschner 1995)
The primary pathway for this conversion involves the sequential actions
of glutamine synthetase and glutamate synthase
Conversion of Ammonium to Amino Acids Requires Two Enzymes