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. 1978 Mar;61(3):474–475. doi: 10.1104/pp.61.3.474

Release of Malate from Epidermal Strips during Stomatal Closure ¹

Carol A Van Kirk ¹, Klaus Raschke ¹

PMCID: PMC1091893 PMID: 16660318

Abstract

Isolated epidermal strips of Vicia faba and Commelina communis release malate into their bathing medium when stomata close. This release was largest (about 0.6 of the initial malate content) when epidermal strips of C. communis were floated on 10⁻⁵ M (±)-abscisic acid.

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Van Kirk C. A., Raschke K. Presence of Chloride Reduces Malate Production in Epidermis during Stomatal Opening. Plant Physiol. 1978 Mar;61(3):361–364. doi: 10.1104/pp.61.3.361. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]

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