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Leptospermum scoparium plants cultured in solutions containing Na2 51CrO4 accumulated most of the absorbed radioactivity in the roots. About one third of the root radioactivity was soluble in 80% ethanol in the form of three 51Cr-complexes, the predominant one being identified as trioxalatochromate (III) ion. These complexes were also present in stem and leaf extracts. 51Cr distribution was examined in various chemical fractions; protein and nucleic acids were especially low in radioactivity.
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Lyon, G.L., Peterson, P.J. & Brooks, R.R. Chromium-51 distribution in tissues and extracts of Leptospermum scoparium . Planta 88, 282–287 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00385071
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