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| Academic History |
| B.Sc | Hatfield Polytechnic |
| Ph.D. | Queen Mary College, Univ. London |
| Research Interests |
| • Amino acid metabolism |
| • Plant nitrogen metabolism |
| • Biochemistry of aquatic and stressed plants |
| Representative Publications |
Lea, P.J. and Ireland, R.J. (1999) "Nitrogen Metabolism in higher plants" in "Plant Amino Acids" edited by B. Singh. Marcel Dekker publ. pp. 1-47 |
Leegood, R.C., Bailey, J.K., Ireland, R.J., Dever L.V. and Lea, P.J. (1999) "Mutants of C4 photosynthesis." in Photosynthesis: Mechanisms and Effects, Vol. 1" edited by Garab, G. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht publ. pp. 3659-3664. |
Ireland, R.J. and Lea, P.J. (1999) "The enzymes of glutamine, glutamate, asparagine and aspartate metabolism" in "Plant Amino Acids" edited by B. Singh. Marcel Dekker publ. pp. 49-109. |
| Dever, L.V., Pearson, M., Ireland, R.J., Leegod, R.C. and Lea, P.J. (1998) The isolation and characterization of a mutant of the C4 plant Amaranthus edulis deficient in NAD-malic enzyme. Planta 206: 649-656. |
Lea, P.J., Dever, L.V., Ireland, R.J., Bailey, K.J. and Leegood, R.C. (1998) "The use of mutants of Amaranthus edulis to study carbon and nitrogen metabolism in C4 photosynthesis." in Carbohydrate Metabolism in Plants. Bios. Oxford pp. 163-179. |
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| Contact Information |
| E-mail: | rireland@mta.ca |
| Snail Mail: | Department of Biology |
| Office: | 104 Flemington |
| Telephone: | (506) 364-2506 |
| Fax: | (506) 364-2505 |
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