Characteristics of sugar uptake in hypocotyls of cotton

Uptake of sucrose and hexoses by cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) hypocotyl segments from free space was shown to be an active, carrier-mediated process. Separate carriers existed for hexoses and sucrose. Accumulated sugars appeared in both soluble and insoluble fractions of the tissue. At optimum tem...

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Published in:Plant physiology (Bethesda) 1978-12, Vol.62 (6), p.846-850
Main Authors: Hampson, S.E, Loomis, R.S, Rains, D.W
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bathroom sinks
Hexoses
Hypocotyls
Isotopic labeling
Kinetics
Mathematical constants
Plant tissues
Plants
Sugars
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Summary:Uptake of sucrose and hexoses by cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) hypocotyl segments from free space was shown to be an active, carrier-mediated process. Separate carriers existed for hexoses and sucrose. Accumulated sugars appeared in both soluble and insoluble fractions of the tissue. At optimum temperature and pH, sucrose uptake rate versus concentration was fit by a rectangular hyperbola with Vmax of 14 micromoles per gram fresh weight per hour and Km of 8 mM. Sucrose was the principal sugar found in the free space in vivo, and invertase activity was essentially absent from that space except after aging.
ISSN:0032-0889
1532-2548
DOI:10.1104/pp.62.6.846