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IN a previous communication1 it was reported that disks cut from tissues storing inulin, such as the tubers of Jerusalem artichoke and roots of chicory, showed a large uptake of water when treated with a number of substances which can regulate plant growth. Associated with this uptake of water were changes in the carbohydrate composition of the tissue. Treatment of Jerusalem artichoke material was shown to lead to a decrease in the amount of lower oligosaccharides and an increase in the amount of reducing sugars, chiefly fructose1. In view of this important effect of growth substances in promoting hydrolysis of these oligosaccharides, we thought it interesting to examine the activity of enzyme systems associated with these carbohydrate changes.
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FLOOD, A., RUTHERFORD, P. & WESTON, E. Effects of 2 : 4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid on Enzyme Systems in Jerusalem Artichoke Tubers and Chicory Roots. Nature 214, 1049–1050 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/2141049a0
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