Published 1986
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Study of metabolism in dry seeds of Avena fatua L. evaluated by incubation with ethanol-1-14C
Creators
Description
It has been proposed that any biological system whose water content has been reduced to 0.1 g water/g dry weight cannot carry out a metabolism. However, a number of published papers claim that metabolism is, indeed, occurring at this water content or even lower. The authors have reexamined this proposal and the results are reported
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press.
- Imprint Place
- Ithaca, NY (USA)
- Imprint Title
- Membranes, metabolism, and dry organisms
- Journal Page Range
- p. 50-58.
Conference
- Title
- Conference on anhydrous biology.
- Dates
- 21-25 Oct 1985.
- Place
- Bellagio (Italy).
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 20015705
- Subject category
- S60: APPLIED LIFE SCIENCES;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- CARBON 14 COMPOUNDS; DRYING; METABOLISM; OATS; SEEDS; TRACER TECHNIQUES
- Descriptors DEC
- CARBON COMPOUNDS; CEREALS; GRAMINEAE; ISOTOPE APPLICATIONS; PLANTS