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Sucrose Metabolism in Lupinus albus L. Under Salt Stress

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Biologia Plantarum

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Salt stress (50 and 150 mM NaCl) effects on sucrose metabolism was determined in Lupinus albus L. Sucrose synthase (SS) activity increased under salt stress and sucrose phosphate synthase activity decreased. Acid invertase activity was higher at 50 mM NaCl and decreased to control levels at 150 mM NaCl. Alkaline invertase activity increased with the salt stress. Glucose content decreased with salt stress, sucrose content was almost three times higher in plants treated with 150 mM NaCl and fructose content did not change significantly. The most significant response of lupin plants to NaCl excess is the increase of sucrose content in leaves, which is partially due to SS activity increase under salinity.

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  1. Rua Pedro Soares s/n, Escola Superior de Educação de Beja, 7800, Beja, Portugal

    F.M. Fernandes

  2. Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, 1749, Lisboa, Portugal

    M.C. Arrabaça

  3. Escola Superior Agrária de Beja, Rua Pedro Soares s/n, 7800, Beja, Portugal

    L.M.M. Carvalho

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Fernandes, F., Arrabaça, M. & Carvalho, L. Sucrose Metabolism in Lupinus albus L. Under Salt Stress. Biologia Plantarum 48, 317–319 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:BIOP.0000033465.59361.d2

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