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Petunia nectar proteins have ribonuclease activity
Plants requiring an insect pollinator often produce nectar as a reward for the pollinator's visitations. This rich secretion needs mechanisms to inhibit microbial growth. In Nicotiana spp. nectar, anti-microbial activity is due to the production of hydrogen peroxide. In a close relative, Petuni...
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Oxford University Press
2010
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2892141/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20460362 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erq119 |