Abstract
Cell suspension cultures of Bauhinia forficata Link, Curcuma zedoaria Roscoe and Phaseolus vulgaris L. were used to test plant ability to utilize an alternative to sucrose as carbon source and energy for growth. Glycerol, sorbitol and galactose were the alternative carbon sources tested. Cell suspension cultures established on liquid medium containing sucrose were transferred to culture medium supplemented with sucrose or glycerol, or sorbitol, or galactose as the sole carbon source. Fresh and dry weight increasing and protein content showed marked differences among the different carbon sources used. Sucrose was the best carbon source for all the three plant species tested. Galactose and glycerol promoted slow or no growth of the three studied species. Sucrose in liquid medium promoted initiation of meristemoid formation. Sorbitol, which was ineffective on promoting significant growth, was the only alternative carbon source tested that also promoted this effect.
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Claims 6
Claim · model-written summary
Sucrose was the best growth carbon source in all three plant species.
- Taxon
- Bauhinia forficata Link, Curcuma zedoaria Roscoe and Phaseolus vulgaris L.
Phaseolus vulgaris
Curcuma zedoaria
Bauhinia forficatae1 - Treatment
- Sucrosee0
- Outcome
- best carbon sourcee0
- Direction
- beste0
- Comparator
- all the three plant species testede0
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Verbatim
e0“Sucrose was the best carbon source for all the three plant species tested.”
e1“Bauhinia forficata Link, Curcuma zedoaria Roscoe and Phaseolus vulgaris L.”
Claim · model-written summary
Galactose promoted slow or no growth across the three species.
- Taxon
- Bauhinia forficata Link, Curcuma zedoaria Roscoe and Phaseolus vulgaris L.Phaseolus vulgarisCurcuma zedoariaBauhinia forficatae1
- Treatment
- Galactosee0
- Outcome
- growthe0
- Direction
- slow or no growthe0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“Galactose and glycerol promoted slow or no growth of the three studied species.”
e1“Bauhinia forficata Link, Curcuma zedoaria Roscoe and Phaseolus vulgaris L.”
Claim · model-written summary
Glycerol promoted slow or no growth across the three species.
- Taxon
- Bauhinia forficata Link, Curcuma zedoaria Roscoe and Phaseolus vulgaris L.Phaseolus vulgarisCurcuma zedoariaBauhinia forficatae1
- Treatment
- glycerole0
- Outcome
- growthe0
- Direction
- slow or no growthe0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Galactose and glycerol promoted slow or no growth of the three studied species.”
e1“Bauhinia forficata Link, Curcuma zedoaria Roscoe and Phaseolus vulgaris L.”
Claim · model-written summary
Sucrose promoted meristemoid formation in liquid medium.
- Taxon
- Bauhinia forficata Link, Curcuma zedoaria Roscoe and Phaseolus vulgaris L.Phaseolus vulgarisCurcuma zedoariaBauhinia forficatae1
- Treatment
- Sucrosee0
- Outcome
- initiation of meristemoid formatione0
Not reportedComparatorDirection
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Sucrose in liquid medium promoted initiation of meristemoid formation.”
e1“Bauhinia forficata Link, Curcuma zedoaria Roscoe and Phaseolus vulgaris L.”
Claim · model-written summary
Sorbitol did not promote significant growth.
- Taxon
- Bauhinia forficata Link, Curcuma zedoaria Roscoe and Phaseolus vulgaris L.Phaseolus vulgarisCurcuma zedoariaBauhinia forficatae1
- Treatment
- Sorbitole0
- Outcome
- growthe0
- Direction
- ineffectivee0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Sorbitol, which was ineffective on promoting significant growth”
e1“Bauhinia forficata Link, Curcuma zedoaria Roscoe and Phaseolus vulgaris L.”
Claim · model-written summary
Sorbitol was the sole alternative carbon source to promote meristemoid formation.
- Taxon
- Bauhinia forficata Link, Curcuma zedoaria Roscoe and Phaseolus vulgaris L.Phaseolus vulgarisCurcuma zedoariaBauhinia forficatae2
- Treatment
- Sorbitole0
- Outcome
- initiation of meristemoid formatione1
- Comparator
- alternative carbon sourcee0
Not reportedDirection
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Sorbitol, which was ineffective on promoting significant growth, was the only alternative carbon source tested that also promoted this effect.”
e1“Sucrose in liquid medium promoted initiation of meristemoid formation.”
e2“Bauhinia forficata Link, Curcuma zedoaria Roscoe and Phaseolus vulgaris L.”
The same questions in other papers
sucrose · molecular: metabolites · Phaseolus vulgaris (common bean)Positive and negative results
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- no effect
- positive
glycerol · growth · Phaseolus vulgaris (common bean)Positive and negative results
1 paper in the same direction as this paper · 1 in the opposite direction
- positive
- no effect
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