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. 1985 Feb;77(2):506–508. doi: 10.1104/pp.77.2.506

Diurnal Variation of Asparaginase in Developing Pea Leaves 1

Konrad Sieciechowicz 1, Robert J Ireland 1,2, Kenneth W Joy 1
PMCID: PMC1064548  PMID: 16664087

Abstract

Levels of asparaginase activity from developing pea leaves (Pisum sativum) were found to change on a daily basis, increasing during the light period and decreasing in the dark. During extended periods of light, high levels of activity were maintained, while prolonged dark reduced activity to a low value. Half-expanded leaves exhibited the greatest change in activity over the photoperiod. Very young or mature leaves displayed little or no diurnal variation in asparaginase activity.

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