1997•Soil Science & Plant NutritionOpen access

Regulation of accumulation of β-subunit of β-conglycinin in soybean seeds by nitrogen

Norikuni Ohtake, Shinya Yamada, Momoko Suzuki, Nobuo Takahashi, Yoshihiko Takahashi, Toshikazu Chinushi, Takuji Ohyama

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Extract The storage protein of soybean [Glycine max (L.)] seed mainly consists of glycinin, composed of acidic (38 and 45 kDa) and basic (22 kDa) subunits (Kitamura et al. 1976), and β-conglycinin composed of α′- (75 kDa), α- (72 kDa), and β-(52 kDa) subunits (Thanh and Shibasaki 1978).

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Key concepts: Glycine, Storage protein, Protein subunit, Nitrogen, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Botany, Biology