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. 2022 Mar 28;11(7):894. doi: 10.3390/plants11070894

Table 2.

Activities of N assimilation enzymes in the roots of T. distichum under three N treatments.

Treatments NR Activity
μmol h−1 mg−1 Protein
NiR Activity
μmol h−1 mg−1 Protein
GS Activity
μmol h−1 mg−1 Protein
GDH Activity
μmol h−1 mg−1 Protein
GOGAT Activity
μmol h−1 mg−1 Protein
CK 0.58 ± 0.02 c 2.43 ± 0.04 c 0.33 ± 0.00 b 1.04 ± 0.06 b 0.78 ± 0.03 b
1 mM 15NH4+ 0.87 ± 0.02 b 3.25 ± 0.08 a 0.46 ± 0.22 a 1.54 ± 0.08 a 1.24 ± 0.03 a
1 mM 15NO3 1.92 ± 0.04 a 2.72 ± 0.01 b 0.34 ± 0.01 b 1.01 ± 0.04 b 0.74 ± 0.01 b

Different letters behind the values in the same column indicate significant differences between the treatments according to Duncan’s Multiple Range Test at 5% level. NR: nitrate reductase; NiR: nitrite reductase; GS: glutamine synthetase; GDH: glutamate dehydrogenase; GOGAT: glutamate synthetase.