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Effect of Insulin on Plant Respiration

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THE concentration of blood sugar decreases after injection of insulin in man and other animals. Opinions, however, differ as to whether insulin brings about increased oxidation of carbohydrates1. Dhar and his collaborators2 have found increased oxidation in vitro of sugars and other organic materials in a current of air in presence of insulin.

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References

  1. J. J. R. Macleod, ” Carbohydrate Metabolism and Insulin”. Longmans, 1926.

  2. N. R. Dhar, ” New Conceptions in Biochemistry”. Indian Drug House, Allahabad, 1932.

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  1. Department of Botany, University of Allahabad, Allahabad

    N. L. PAL & U. N. CHATTERJI

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PAL, N., CHATTERJI, U. Effect of Insulin on Plant Respiration. Nature 137, 535–536 (1936). https://doi.org/10.1038/137535b0

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