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THERE are a number of factors which may induce the formation of a specific enzyme in living tissue homogenates1. In keeping within the definition established in ref. 1, the prefix ‘induced’ restricts the type of enzyme formation to one in which a specific inducer molecule is shown to be necessary in the formation of a particular enzyme. The present communication concerns the effects of the inorganic cations calcium and strontium on the selective formation of an adenosine triphosphatase (ATPase) of wheat roots. To distinguish this type of rather indirect effect, the term ‘preferential’ enzyme formation will be used.
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JOHNSON, R., JACKSON, W. Effect of Calcium and Strontium on the Preferential Formation of an Adenosine Triphosphatase in Wheat Roots. Nature 210, 869–870 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1038/210869a0
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