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A Chromatographic Method for studying Simple Compounds in Plants

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MOST chromatographic methods of investigating simple compounds (for example, saccharides and amino-acids) and their distribution in plant tissues have involved preparing extracts either of the whole plant or of dissected portions.

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GREENSHIELDS, R. A Chromatographic Method for studying Simple Compounds in Plants. Nature 181, 280–281 (1958). https://doi.org/10.1038/181280a0

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