How is sulphur important for plants? Name on amino acids in which it is present.
Sulphur is one of the macronutrients required by the plants. Plants obtain sulphur in the form of sulphate →
). Sulphur is the main constituent of several coenzymes, vitamins →thiamine, biotin, Coenzyme A) and ferredoxin which are present in some biochemical pathway.
It is present in two amino acids – cysteine and methionine.
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