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Highβ-glucosidase activity has been demonstrated histochemically in the epidermis, and outer cortex of the root meristem, and in the peripheral cells along the flanks of the root cap. Low enzyme activity is found in the central part of the root cap and in the developing stele. Enzyme activity increases in cells just before they elongate and declines after elongation. Theβ-glucosidase activity is located peripherally in the cells and usually occurs in the form of networks of strands and particles.
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Ashford, A.E., McCully, M.E. Histochemical localization of β-glycosidases in roots ofZea mays II. Changes in localization and activity ofβ-glucosidase in the main root apex. Protoplasma 71, 389–402 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01279683
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