BIOSYNTHESIS OF CYTOKININS IN CROWN-GALL TISSUE OF VINCA-ROSEA

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作者
STUCHBURY, T [1 ]
PALNI, LM [1 ]
HORGAN, R [1 ]
WAREING, PF [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV WALES UNIV COLL WALES,DEPT BOT & MICROBIOL,ABERYSTWYTH SY23 3DA,DYFED,WALES
关键词
Crown-gall; Cytokinin biosynthesis; Vinca;
D O I
10.1007/BF00389507
中图分类号
Q94 [植物学];
学科分类号
071001 ;
摘要
The crown-gall tissue of Vinca rosea converts labelled adenine into cytokinins. The principal initial products appear to be ribosylzeatin phosphates; zeatin and ribosylzeatin are also produced in appreciable quantities. The efficiency of conversion of adenine into cytokinins suggests a pathway of synthesis independent of turnover of tRNA. Isopentenyl adenine or its derivatives do not appear to be intermediates in the conversion of adenine to zeatin compounds. Cytokinins in V. rosea turnover rapidly and further metabolism of zeatin derivatives seems to result in their conversion into glucosides which are the main cytokinin active compounds in the tissue. © 1979 Springer-Verlag.
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