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THE phenolase complex in green plant tissue has often been assumed to be present only in the chloroplasts1; but it has recently been shown that in sugar beet leaf phenolase is also present in the mitochondria and ‘Soluble’ fraction of homogenates. The enzyme associated with chloroplasts was shown to be characterized by a high cresolase activity, the ratio of catecholase to cresolase activities being close to unity. Disruption of such chloroplasts with distilled water increases both activities by 35 per cent2.
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MAYER, A., FRIEND, J. Properties and Solubility of Phenolase in Isolated Chloroplasts. Nature 185, 464–465 (1960). https://doi.org/10.1038/185464a0
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