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NEARLY two years ago (NATURE, January 13, 1923, P. 49) I was able to describe the acceleration of hydrolysis of starch under polarised light in vitro. It may be of interest to record that I have succeeded in confirming these results in the living plant.
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SEMMENS, E. Polarised Light and Starch Content of Plants. Nature 114, 719 (1924). https://doi.org/10.1038/114719b0
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