Legumes economic importance

Duke, J.A. (1981) Handbook of Legumes of World Economic Importance. Plenum Press, New York, pp. 228-230. 

The ureides allantoin and allantoic acid are well known as major N containing compounds of plants (Reinbothe and Mothes, 1962 Hegarty and Peterson, 1973). However there has recently been an increase in interest in these compounds as they are major transport compounds in economically important legumes (e.g., soybean and cowpea). 

Duke J. A. 1981. Caesalpinia spinosa. In Handbook of Legumes of World Economic Importance. Plenum Press, New York. pp. 32-33. Rogers J. S., Beebe C. W. 1941. Leaching and tanning experiments with Tara pods./. Am. Leather Chem. Ass., 36, 525-539. 

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