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SUBMITTER: Zhou Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4905952 | biostudies-literature | 2016
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Frontiers in plant science 20160614
Nectar is a primary nutrient reward for a variety of pollinators. Recent studies have demonstrated that nectar also has defensive functions against microbial invasion. In this study, the Liriodendron tulipifera nectary was first examined by scanning electron microscopy, and then the nectar was analyzed by two-dimensional gel electrophoresis and liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry, which led to identification of 42 nectar proteins involved in various biological functions. Bioinformatic ...[more]