Alpha-amylase production is induced by sulfuric acid in rice aleurone cells

The hydrolytic enzyme alpha-amylase (EC 3.2.1.1) is produced mainly in aleurone cells of germinating cereals, and the phytohormone gibberellin (GA) is essential for its induction. However, in rice (Oryza sativa L.), sulfuric acid (H(2)SO(4)) induces alpha-amylase production in aleurone tissue even i...

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Publié dans:Plant physiology and biochemistry : PPB. - 1991. - 45(2007), 12 vom: 01. Dez., Seite 922-5
Auteur principal: Mitsunaga, Shin-ichiro (Auteur)
Autres auteurs: Kobayashi, Midori, Fukui, Satoe, Fukuoka, Kayoko, Kawakami, Osamu, Yamaguchi, Junji, Ohshima, Masahiro, Mitsui, Toshiaki
Format: Article
Langue:English
Publié: 2007
Accès à la collection:Plant physiology and biochemistry : PPB
Sujets:Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Gibberellins Sulfuric Acids gibberellic acid BU0A7MWB6L alpha-Amylases EC 3.2.1.1 sulfuric acid O40UQP6WCF