Plant BiologybioRxiv
Co-catabolism of arginine and succinate drives symbiotic nitrogen fixation
C. E. Flores-Tinoco, M. Christen, B. Christen
The paper identifies a novel metabolic cycle, CATCH-N, that enables symbiotic nitrogen fixation by co-catabolizing arginine and succinate, improving nitrogen yield by 25%.
DOI 10.15252/msb.20199419