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Which one of the following is an amide involved in nitrogen assimilitaion by plants? |
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a) |
Glutamate |
b) |
Alanine |
c) |
Asparagine |
d) |
Serine |
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Which one of the following is an amide involved in nitrogen assimilitaion by plants? |
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a) |
Glutamate |
b) |
Alanine |
c) |
Asparagine |
d) |
Serine |
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(c) Asparagine is the primary assimilation product from nitrogen fixation in temperature legumes and the predominant nitrogen transport product in many plant species. It is synthesised via asparagines synthetase and has carboxamide as side chain functional group. |