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PARTIAL IDENTIFICATION OF DARK 14 CO 2 FIXATION PRODUCTS IN LEAVES OF CATTLEYA (ORCHIDACEAE)
Author(s) -
KNAUFT ROBERT L.,
ARDITTI JOSEPH
Publication year - 1969
Publication title -
new phytologist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.742
H-Index - 244
eISSN - 1469-8137
pISSN - 0028-646X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-8137.1969.tb06469.x
Subject(s) - orchidaceae , botany , biology , carbon fixation , chemistry , photosynthesis
S ummary Following exposure of Cattleya leaves to 14 CO 2 in the dark, labelled malate, citrate and an unidentified compound were detected by thin layer chromatography. This is interpreted to suggest the existence in Cattleya leaves of a dark CO 2 fixation pathway which may be similar to that found in other plants which can fix large amounts of carbon in the dark.