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THE physiology of lettuce seed germination has been a subject of extensive study, but very little is known of the fundamental biochemical events which occur during germination. Here we report that the endosperm cell wall is largely composed of a mannose polymer (that is, a man-nan); and that germinating seeds produce an enzyme capable of its breakdown.
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HALMER, P., BEWLEY, J. & THORPE, T. Enzyme to break down lettuce endosperm cell wall during gibberellin-and light-induced germination. Nature 258, 716–718 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1038/258716a0
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