ACID-MEDIATED AND ENZYME-MEDIATED SOLUBILIZATION OF CELL-WALL BETA-1.3,BETA-1.4-D-GLUCAN IN MAIZE COLEOPTILES - IMPLICATIONS FOR AUXIN-MEDIATED GROWTH

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HOHL, M [1 ]
HONG, YN [1 ]
SCHOPFER, P [1 ]
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[1] UNIV FREIBURG, INST BIOL, SCHANZLESTR 1, W-7800 FREIBURG, GERMANY
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10.1104/pp.95.4.1012
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Q94 [植物学];
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071001 ;
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The release of soluble carbohydrates from isolated cell wall of maize (Zea mays L.) was investigated in the range of pH 1 to 8.5. The pH profile demonstrated two peaks, a broad peak at pH 6 due to enzymatic breakdown of beta-glucan to monosaccharides (wall autolysis) and a sharp peak at pH 2.5 due to acid-mediated, nonenzymatic liberation of macromolecular beta-glucan from the wall. The pH dependence of acid-induced growth and cell-wall extensibility of coleoptile segments closely agrees with the pH dependence of acid-mediated beta-glucan solubilization in the isolated wall. However, there is no evidence that enzymatic or nonenzymatic beta-glucan solubilization is involved in the mechanism of auxin-mediated growth.
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