@article{b7b14d3314294885914aed56ba4d118e,
title = "Synthetic inhibitor of leaf-closure that reveals the biological importance of leaf-movement for the survival of leguminous plants",
abstract = "Nyctinasty has been known since pre-Christian era, whereas the question 'Why do leguminous plants sleep?' has always puzzled scientists. This paper gives a clue to the historical mystery: by using synthetic inhibitors for nyctinasty, we found that legumes cannot survive without nyctinasty.",
keywords = "Leguminous plants, Nyctinasty, Synthetic inhibitors",
author = "Eisuke Kato and Hideharu Nagano and Shosuke Yamamura and Minoru Ueda",
note = "Funding Information: This work was supported by the Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture (Japan) Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (No. 1302467 and 12680598), Pioneering Research Project in Biotechnology given by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Kato Memorial Bioscience Foundation, Naito Foundation, Kurata Foundation, Moritani Foundation. This work was also supported by Grant-in-Aid for the 21st Century COE program {\textquoteleft}KEIO Life Conjugate Chemistry{\textquoteright} from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology, Japan.",
year = "2003",
month = jul,
day = "28",
doi = "10.1016/S0040-4020(03)00906-2",
language = "English",
volume = "59",
pages = "5909--5917",
journal = "Tetrahedron",
issn = "0040-4020",
publisher = "Elsevier Ltd.",
number = "31",
}