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Biosynthesis and Degradation of Galactosyloligosaccharides
Galactose-containing sugars are of considerable importance in biological sys tems. The galactose-containing disaccharide lactose [(4-O-β-D-galactopyranosyl) -D-glucopyranose] is probably the most familiar of the ...
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Significance of minor-vein anatomy to carbohydrate transport
Plant species which translocate distinct combinations of carbohydrates in the phloem were investigated to assess whether differences in minor-vein anatomy were associated with differences in carbohydrate compo...
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Plant virus-induced changes in aphid population development and temporal fluctuations in plant nutrients
Cucurbita pepo plants were infected with zucchini yellow mosaic virus or maintained noninfected.Aphis gossypii, which transmits the virus, lived longer and produced more offspring on infected than on noninfected...
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Stachyose and mannitol transport in olive (Olea europaea L.)
Source leaves of Olea europea L. (olive) were photosynthetically labelled with 14CO2 and then transferred to 20 mM EDTA solutions to allow exudation of phloem sap. Label in phloem sap was recovered predominantly ...
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Role of α-galactosidase in cell wall metabolism of date palm (Phoenix dactylifera) endosperm
The endosperm of develo** date palm (Phoenix dactylifera) seeds was sampled at regular intervals from pollination to mature fruit. The galactose content of the cell wall mannans was assessed. Accumulation of α-...
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Nocturnal stachyose metabolism in leaf tissues of Xerosicyos danguyi H. Humb.
Leaf discs obtained from mature leaves of Xerosicyos danguyi were found to contain appreciable levels of stachyose throughout an 8-h nocturnal period during which this plant performs Crassulacean acid metabolism ...
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Control of photoassimilate movement in source-leaf tissues of Ipomoea tricolor Cav.
Autoradiographs obtained from discs from mature, peeled Ipomoea tricolor Cav. leaves indicated that a 15-min 2 mM p−chloromercuribenzene sulfonic acid (PCMBS) pretreatment did not prevent the accumulation of 14CO