Alternatively, the synthesis of secondary metabolites in glandular trichome cells, which can be quite significant in tobacco leaves (up to 30% DW; Wagner, 1991 ), releases CO 2 that could be fixed by trichome RuBisCO specialized to refix this released CO 2 rather than atmospheric CO 2 ( Laterre et al., 2017 ).
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Metabolic flux analysis of the non-transitory starch tradeoff for lipid production in mature tobacco leaves.
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