Table II.
Analysis of Glc, Suc, and starch in wild-type Arabidopsis and vte1-1
Glc, Suc, and starch levels were analyzed spectrophotometrically using the enzyme-coupled assays described in “Materials and Methods.” Glc and Suc are expressed as nanomoles per milligram fresh wt (n = 4).
| Beginning of Photoperiod
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| Carbohydrates | Columbia | vte1-1 | Columbia | vte1-1 |
| Glc | 2.32 ± 0.62 | 2.46 ± 0.58 | 2.36 ± 0.79 | 2.63 ± 0.83 |
| Suc | 0.07 ± 0.07 | 0.16 ± 0.16 | 1.56 ± 0.60 | 1.75 ± 0.28 |
| Starcha | 13 ± 3 | 13 ± 4 | 86 ± 14 | 85 ± 11 |
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Starch is expressed as nanomoles of Glc monomers per milligram fresh wt