Incorporation of Hydrocyanic Acid labelled with Carbon-14 into Asparagine in Seedlings

IN the course of work on the biosynthesis of cyano-glucosides in plants, it was observed in feeding experiments that young seedlings of a number of plant species incorporate radioactivity from H 14 CN into asparagine to a considerable extent.

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Published in:Nature (London) 1963-02, Vol.197 (4868), p.718-719
Main Authors: BLUMENTHAL-GOLDSCHMIDT, S, BUTLER, G. W, CONN, E. E
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Language:English
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Summary:IN the course of work on the biosynthesis of cyano-glucosides in plants, it was observed in feeding experiments that young seedlings of a number of plant species incorporate radioactivity from H 14 CN into asparagine to a considerable extent.
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/197718a0