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Proteins in sieve tube exudate from Ricinus communis L., Acer pseudoplatanus L., Aesculus hippocastanum L., Cucumis melo L., and two cultivars each of Cucumis sativus L., Cucurbita pepo L. and Cucurbita maxima Duchesne were fractionated and compared using polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. Striking differences in major exudate proteins were displayed among the genera and species examined. Even cultivars within a single species, although showing general similarities, differed in some prominent proteins. Estimated molecular weights of the major exudate proteins from each plant are presented. The effects of reducing and chaotropic agents on the aggregation and subunit composition of exudate proteins from Cucumis sativus have been investigated. The problems involved in relating structure, function and biochemistry of P-protein are discussed.
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Sloan, R.T., Sabnis, D.D. & Hart, J.W. The heterogeneity of phloem exudate proteins from different plants: A comparative survey of ten plants using polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. Planta 132, 97–102 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00388889
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