PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
MINERAL NUTRITION
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Detailed explanation-1: -Sulphur is one of the essential mineral elements required by the plants. Plants absorb sulphur from the soil in the form of sulphate ions (SO42−). It is required by young leaves and meristems. It is a constituent of vitamins like, thiamine and biotin, coenzyme-A (CoA) and ferredoxin.
Detailed explanation-2: -Sulfur is a component of heparin, chondroitin in bones and cartilage, thiamin, biotin, pantothenic acid, and S-adenosyl methionine (SAM-e).
Detailed explanation-3: -thiamin, also spelled thiamine, also called vitamin B1, water-soluble organic compound that is necessary for carbohydrate metabolism in both plants and animals. It carries out these functions in its active form, as a component of the coenzyme thiamin pyrophosphate.
Detailed explanation-4: -Sulphur is the main constituent of several coenzymes, vitamins (thiamine, biotin, Coenzyme A) and ferredoxin.