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Cellulase activity in the abscission zone of Red Kidney bean was previously shown to be partially soluble in a low salt buffer and partially soluble in a high salt buffer (Lewis and Varner, 1970). This suggested the presence of more than one molecular form of the enzyme. The work reported here was done to elucidate the multiple nature of cellulase in the abscission zone.
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Lewis, L.N., Lew, F.T., Reid, P.D., Barnes, J.E. (1972). Isozymes of Cellulase in the Abscission Zone of Phaseolus vulgaris . In: Carr, D.J. (eds) Plant Growth Substances 1970. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-65406-0_32
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