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A mutant of Arabidopsis thaliana lacking the ability to transport glucose across the chloroplast envelope.
The Biochemical journal - 15 Jul 1994
Trethewey R N, ap Rees T
Abstract excerpt
At the end of a 12-h day leaves of the mutant of Arabidopsis thaliana L., TC265, contained 4-5 times more starch than those of the wild type. During a subsequent 12-h night the decline in the starch content of the leaves of the mutant was at least 50% of that of the wild-type leaves. Starch labelled in the light in a 30-min pulse in 14CO2 was rapidly broken down in a subsequent 12-h chase in the dark in air in...
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