A  14 C study of carbon dioxide fixation in the apple. I.—the distribution of incorporated  14 C in the detached mcintosh apple | Zendy

Allentoff N. | Zendy; Phillips W. R. | Zendy; Johnston F. B. | Zendy

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A 14 C study of carbon dioxide fixation in the apple. I.—the distribution of incorporated 14 C in the detached mcintosh apple

Author(s) -

Allentoff N.,

Phillips W. R.,

Johnston F. B.

Publication year - 1954

Publication title -

journal of the science of food and agriculture

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.782

H-Index - 142

eISSN - 1097-0010

pISSN - 0022-5142

DOI - 10.1002/jsfa.2740050505

Subject(s) - malic acid , aspartic acid , alanine , chemistry , carbon dioxide , malic enzyme , amino acid , serine , carbon fixation , darkness , botany , glutamic acid , enzyme , biochemistry , biology , organic chemistry , citric acid , dehydrogenase

Mature, stored McIntosh apples exposed for 18 hours in darkness to 14 CO 2 were found to incorporate 14 C in the malic acid, and in the aspartic and glutamic acids, α‐alanine and serine of the nitrogenous fractions, indicating the operation of a system of the ‘malic enzyme’ type.

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