2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Chemical study on the "memory" phenomenon in the insectivorous plant, the Venus flytrap
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21710217
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Living organism molecular science
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| Research Institution | Chubu University (2010)
Tohoku University (2009) |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2009 – 2010
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| Keywords | 天然物有機化学 |
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| Research Abstract |
"Memory" has been observed in the leaf closure of the insectivorous Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula). The rapid closure of the traps requires two stimuli within 30 s on the sensory hairs of their internal surface. We found that Dionaea has two endogenous chemical factors that induce the closure of traps without stimuli.
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