“…Evidence for the existence of acid phosphatase (EC3.1.3.2; APase) in the cell wall of higher plants has been reported repeatedly (Lamport and Northcote 1960, Kivilann et al 1961, Chang and Bandurski 1964, Lamport 1965, Hall and Butt 1968, Suzuki and Sato 1973, Suzuki and Sato 1976, Crasnier and Giordani 1985, Nagahasi and Seibles 1986, Kaneko et al 1990). The native cell wall acid phosphatase (cell wall APase) is an intrinsic component of plant cell walls; however, the precise function of the enzyme has yet to be determined, a situation that also applies to other wall enzymes, such as invertase and peroxidase, which are without doubt also involved in numerous processes, from wall modification to metabolite transport and cell signalling (Cosgrove 1997).…”