A muscle contracting substance from a plant's closing Fly-Trap.

Planta ·Vol. 129 ·No. 1 ·1976-01-00 ·Pages 39-41

Lea HW

Abstract

A muscle contracting substance (MCS) occurs in crushed, incubated traps of the insectivorous plant, the Venus Fly-Trap (Dionaea muscipula Ellis). This MCS is provisionally identified as lysophosphatidic acid. More MCS is produced from traps which have been touched than from untouched traps, which may be due to activation of phospholipase D. This enzyme hydrolyses phospholipids of membranes, and could alter the physiological properties of membranes.

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Lea H W

Sydney Teacher's College, Grounds of Sydney University, Sydney, N.S.W., Australia.

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Article Info

Journal

Planta

Abbr.

Planta

ISSN

0032-0935

DOI

10.1007/BF00390911

Published

1976-01-00

Pages

39-41

Language

English

Region

Germany

NLM ID

1250576

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