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Genotypic variation in sulphur assimilation and metabolism of onion (Allium cepa L.). II: Characterisation of ATP sulphurylase activity.
Phytochemistry - 1 Jun 2011
Thomas Ludivine, Leung Susanna, Cumming Mathew, Shaw Martin, Albert Nick, McCallum John, McManus Michael T
Abstract excerpt
To investigate the regulation of sulphur (S)-assimilation in onion further at the biochemical level, the pungent cultivar W202A and the milder cultivar Texas Grano 438 PVP (TG) have been grown in S-sufficient (S(+); 4meqS(-1)) or S-deficient (S(-); 0.1meqS(-1)) growth conditions, and tissues excised at the seedling stage (pre-bulbing; ca. 10-weeks-old) and at the mature stage (bulbing; ca. 16-weeks-old). S-supply...
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