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. 1967 Dec;105(3):943-6.
doi: 10.1042/bj1050943.

The activity of uridine diphosphate glucose-d-fructose 6-phosphate 2-glucosyltransferase in leaves

J S Hawker  1
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The activity of uridine diphosphate glucose-d-fructose 6-phosphate 2-glucosyltransferase in leaves

J S Hawker. Biochem J. 1967 Dec.

Abstract

1. By using EDTA in reaction mixtures it was possible to determine the activity of sucrose phosphate synthetase in freshly prepared leaf extracts without the complications caused by sucrose phosphatase. 2. EDTA was found also to increase the activity of sucrose phosphate synthetase by as much as 100%. 3. High sucrose phosphate synthetase activities were found in leaf preparations in which sucrose phosphatase was inhibited by EDTA. By contrast with previous reports, the activities were sufficient to allow sucrose synthesis in leaves during photosynthesis to occur via sucrose phosphate. 4. Sugar-cane plants having different rates of photosynthesis also had different activities of sucrose phosphate synthetase in their leaves. 5. It is suggested that the activity of sucrose phosphate synthetase in leaves may play a role in the control of the rate of photosynthesis.

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