Planta Med 1977; 31(2): 123-126
DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1097503
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EFFECT OF HARD LEWIS ACIDS ON TANNIN SYNTHESIS IN PLANTS

I. Relationship between manganese and tannin in Acacia catechuM. Kapel, R. Karunanithy
  • Procter Department of Food and Leather Science, University of Leeds, Leeds, England, and Department of Pharmacy, University of Singapore, Singapore
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Publication Date:
13 January 2009 (online)

Abstract

An investigation has been carried out on the relationship between manganese, a hard Lewis acid, and tannins in Acacia catechu grown in culture solution. The results obtained indicate that the uptake of manganese shows a definite correlation with the production of tannin in the plant studied.

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