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Sulfur dioxide as a sulfur source in duckweeds (Lemna minor L.)

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Isotope competition experiments withLemna minor L. indicate that SO2-sulfur enters the sulfur amino acids of the proteins and the sulfoquinovose of the sulfolipids following oxidation to SO4 2− and subsequent reduction.

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  1. Pflanzenphysiologisches Institut der Universität, Altenbergrain 21, CH-3013, Bern, Switzerland

    Chr. Brunold & K. H. Erismann

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  1. Chr. Brunold
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This work was supported by the Swiss National Foundation (SNF).

C.B. thanks Dr.J. M. Egan jr., Department of Biology, Brandeis University, Waltham, Mass. 02154, USA, for correcting the manuscript.

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Brunold, C., Erismann, K.H. Sulfur dioxide as a sulfur source in duckweeds (Lemna minor L.). Experientia 32, 296–297 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01940800

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