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Keto Acids in Pollen and Pollen Tubes of Sesbania aegyptica
Author(s) -
MALIK C. P.,
SINGH M. B.,
SOOD RENUKA
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
physiologia plantarum
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.351
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1399-3054
pISSN - 0031-9317
DOI - 10.1111/j.1399-3054.1977.tb09290.x
Subject(s) - pollen , germination , sesbania , botany , amino acid , biology , chemistry , biochemistry
Pollen and pollen tubes of Sesbania aegyptica Pers. contain α‐ketoglutaric acid, oxaloacetic acid and pyruvic acid. Changes in the keto acids have been correlated with their corresponding amino acids during different phases of germination. It is suggested that keto acids were readily turned over during the elongation of pollen tubes.