Fluorescence labelling of phosphatase activity in digestive glands of carnivorous plants

Plant Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 813-820

  Plachno B J ^a   Adamec, L ^b   Lichtscheidl, I K ^c   Peroutka, M ^c   Adlassnig, W ^c   Vrba, J ^d  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (Czech Republic)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^d INSTITUTE OF HYDROBIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Carnivorous plants; Digestion; Enzymatic activity; Enzyme labelled fluorescence; Glandular cells; Lentibulariaceae; Mutualism; Trap functioning

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHATASE;

BIOASSAY; CARNIVOROUS PLANT; DICOTYLEDON; DIGESTION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FLUORESCENCE; INSECTIVORY; PHOSPHATASE;

ANGIOSPERM; ANIMAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENZYMOLOGY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; INSECT; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SECRETION;

ANGIOSPERMS; ANIMALS; INSECTS; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; PHOSPHORIC MONOESTER HYDROLASES;

ALDROVANDA; BYBLIS; CEPHALOTUS; DIONAEA; DROSERA; DROSOPHYLLUM; GENLISEA; LENTIBULARIACEAE; NEPENTHES; PINGUICULA; RORIDULA; UTRICULARIA;

EID: 33846260866     PISSN: 14358603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-924177     Document Type: Conference Paper

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