CYTOKININ BIOSYNTHESIS BY EXTRACTS OF ZEA-MAYS

被引:32
作者
BLACKWELL, JR
HORGAN, R
机构
[1] Department of Biological Sciences, University of Wales, Aberystwyth
关键词
ZEA MAYS; GRAMINAE; DMAPP-AMP TRANSFERASE; CYTOKININ BIOSYNTHESIS;
D O I
10.1016/S0031-9422(00)94760-5
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Cell-free extracts of immature Zea kernels incubated with tritiated AMP and DMAPP produced the cytokinins Delta(2)-isopentenyladenosine and its monophosphate. The products were identified on the basis of extensive HPLC analysis of both the compounds themselves and derivatives. The results suggest that the primary reaction in cytokinin biosynthesis in higher plants is mechanistically similar to that of the Agrobacterium DMAPP:AMP transferases.
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页码:339 / 342
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