Date: Fri, 21 May 1999 19:14:21 From: SCHLAUER@chemie.uni-wuerzburg.de To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com Message-Id: <aabcdefg1772$foo@default> Subject: Re: Whoa, Jan - say what?
Dear Walter et al.,
> I admit I let my CPN subscription slip for a while,
How is this possible? You never should make such mistakes! ;-)
> but did I miss something, Dr. Schlauer?
Obviously yes (but you are - most incomprehensibly - not the only
one).
> What's the scoop on Passiflora foetida?
In an article published back in 1995 (and reviewed in CPN back in
1998), a research group from India found out that the glandular
sticky bracts of _Passiflora foetida_ are able to trap lots of small
insects. This is not really a new observation. What was new was the
fact that these bracts apparently produce proteases, and that labeled
amino acids applied to the bracts were detectable, after a while, in
the maturing fruits. This sounds rather interesting. Further research
is in progress.
HINT (to all listeners who did not receive the message yet):
Get the information first-hand from your personal copy of CPN!
Kind regards
Jan
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