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Katherine Phillips of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University compiled a comprehensive paper that covers the range of phytochemicals found in sunflower kernels in her Final Report on the Phytochemicals in Sunflower (Helianthus annuus) from April 2000
Pre-incubation of the leaf extracts with 2 mM DTT led to moderate increases of about 23%, 20%, and 30% in GSAAT activity in ntrc, trxf1, and ntrc/trxf1 , respectively, compared to the UT extracts ( Figure 4H )
Consistency is key for results