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1Institut for Botanik and Mikrobiologie, Arcisstr. 21, D-8000, München 2, Federal Republic of Germany.
Abstract:
Complete flower heads of cut roses (cv. Baccara) were exposed to (14)CO2 for 1-4 h. The flower tissue was able to fix CO2 via PEP carboxylase (E.C. 4.1.1.31) in the dark; various TCA products were identified in petals, ovary and anthers, including malate, aspartate, citrate, serine/glycine, glutamate and asparagine. The concentrations of these labelled products were similar in the petals and anthers, but lower in the ovary. After removal of the petals the amounts of these components were reduced in the anthers to a relatively high extent (to 1/6), whereas the amounts in the ovary increased slightly. It is suggested that the petals are necessary for supplying the anthers with the described components.
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