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IN a series of investigations which I began during 19291 I was able to demonstrate, with the help of my collaborators, that the debatable question of the function of alkaloids in plants could be profitably examined by investigating the various enzymatic activities, beginning with those of germinating seeds.
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PADOA, M. Action of the Alkaloids and Carbon Monoxide on the Enzymatic Activity of Plants. Nature 129, 686 (1932). https://doi.org/10.1038/129686a0
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