Changes in cell wall fluorescence (IMAGE)

Osaka Metropolitan University

Changes in cell wall fluorescence

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Cells exposed to light showed a different fluorescence pattern, consistent with the accumulation of large amounts of p-coumaric acid, a compound that strengthens cell walls.

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Osaka Metropolitan University

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