Uridine diphosphate-sugar metabolism by sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) cambial tissue
Extracts of sycamore cambial tissue convert UDP-glucose into UDP-glucuronic acid, and the latter into UDP-xylose and UDP-rhamnose. None of the corresponding galactose series of monosaccharides was formed indicating the absence of epimerases, postulated as an important feature of differentiation. UDP...
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| Published in | Planta Vol. 103; no. 4; p. 310 |
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| Format | Journal Article |
| Language | English |
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Germany
01.12.1972
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| Summary: | Extracts of sycamore cambial tissue convert UDP-glucose into UDP-glucuronic acid, and the latter into UDP-xylose and UDP-rhamnose. None of the corresponding galactose series of monosaccharides was formed indicating the absence of epimerases, postulated as an important feature of differentiation. UDP-glucose is formed in greater quantities than any of its nucleoside analogues and it is suggested that UDP-glucose plays a more important role in carbohydrate metabolism in this tissue. |
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| ISSN: | 0032-0935 1432-2048 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/BF00386702 |