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Excerpt from The Carbohydrate Economy of Cacti
I. Introductory discussion II. Historical III. Experimental methods Selection and preparation of material Preparation of material for estimation of sugars The determination of dry weight. Preparation of material for analysis Calculation of analytical data. The analysis of the sugar solutions The process of reduction The determination of copper The standardization of the solutions The estimation of the pentose sugars co, determination IV. The carbohydrates of the Cacti V. Seasonal variations in the carbohydrate-content VI. Effect of water on the carbohydrate - content VII. Effect of temperature on the carbohydrate-content VIII. Aerobic and anaerobic respiration IX. Consumption of carbohydrates during starvation X. Origin and role of pentose sugars.
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