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The absence of ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase activity in the leaves ofAllium andYucca

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    Tadashi Sakai

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Sakai, T. The absence of ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase activity in the leaves ofAllium andYucca . Bot Mag Tokyo 87, 69–71 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02489556

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