Inhibitory effect of pseudobactin on the uptake of iron by higher plants.
Purified pseudobactin inhibits the uptake of ferric iron by the roots of peas and maize plants sufficiently to reduce the synthesis of chlorophyll. This inhibition is interpreted as competitive binding, as described for synthetic chelating compounds.
Becker
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Plant Genetic Systems and Laboratorium voor Histologie, Rijksuniversiteit Gent, B-9000 Gent, Belgium.
Hedges
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Messens
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