Absence Of Parallelism Between Polyamine And Nucleic Acid Contents During Induced Growth Of Cucumber Cotyledons

Content Provider	Indian Institute of Science (IISc)
Author	Suresh, Rangarajan M. Adiga, Radhakantha P.
Copyright Year	1978
Abstract	The cytokinins (benzyladenine or benzyladenosine) decreased spermidine and spermine contents despite increasing putrescine content, when administered to isolated cotyledons of Cucumis sativus L. var. Guntur in organ culture. KCl decreased putrescine contents, although marginally increasing polyamine contents. The cytokinins and or KCl augmented nucleic acid biosynthesis and accumulation, resulting in enhanced growth and differentiation of the isolated cotyledons. These observations show that polyamine accumulation and growth are not always coupled.
File Format	PDF
Journal	PeerReviewed
Language	English
Publisher	Portland Press
Publisher Date	1978-01-01
Access Restriction	Authorized
Subject Keyword	Biochemistry
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article