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TEMPERATURE CHARACTERISTIC FOR THE ANAEROBIC PRODUCTION OF CO(2) BY GERMINATING SEEDS OF LUPINUS ALBUS
1Laboratory of General Physiology, Harvard University, Cambridge.
Abstract:
The rate of anaerobic production of CO(2) by germinating seeds of Lupinus albus was studied as a function of temperature between 7.5 degrees and 18 degrees C. The mean value for the temperature characteristic was found to be 21,500+/- calories, which is slightly lower than that for the same process under aerobic conditions (23,500+/- calories). The values for the individual micro's in the two cases overlap considerably. The possible identity of the processes underlying the production of CO(2) aerobically and anaerobically is discussed.
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