Storage of sugars and mannitol in petioles of celery leaves

Mannitol and sucrose are produced photosynthetically in the mesophyll and translocated in the phloem of celery leaves. The thick and fleshy petioles of these leaves act as reversible carbohydrate sinks, storing mainly mannitol, glucose and fructose but very little sucrose (less than 3.3 mg ml-1 sap)...

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Veröffentlicht in:The New phytologist. - 1979. - 113(1989), 3 vom: 20. Nov., Seite 291-299
1. Verfasser: Keller, Felix (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Matile, Philippe
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 1989
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:The New phytologist
Schlagworte:Journal Article Sugars celery invertase mannitol protoplasts vacuoles