FIGURE 3.
Influence of ammonium (NH4+) nutrition on glycolytic enzyme activity and methylglyoxal (MG) levels. Activity of (A) ATP-dependent phosphofructokinase (ATP-dependent PFK), (B) PPi-dependent phosphofructokinase (PPi-dependent PFK), (C) phosphorylating NAD+-dependent glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (NAD+-dependent GAPDH), (D) non-phosphorylating NADP+-dependent glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (NAD+-dependent GAPDH), and (E) triosephosphate isomerase (TPI); and (F) MG levels in leaf tissue of nitrate (NO3–)-grown and NH4+-grown plants. ND, not detectable. Values are the mean ± standard deviation (SD) of 3–4 biological and 2 technical replicates. Significant differences (P ≤ 0.05) between NO3–-grown and NH4+-grown plants are indicated by an asterisk (∗).