Class II diterpene cyclases mediate the acid-initiated cycloisomerization reaction that serves as the committed step in biosynthesis of the large class of labdane-related diterpenoid natural products, which includes the important gibberellin plant hormones. Intriguingly, these enzymes are differentially susceptible to inhibition by their Mg(2+) cofactor, with those involved in gibberellin biosy...

The remiiarkable inicrease in longitudinal growth of plants by applied gibberellins is well known. Information on accomlpanyvinig metabolic changes is ucl mllore limited ancd ofteln conicerned with relatively late stages of the growth response so that its hearing on the prinlarv chaniges cauised by the gibherellin is tuncertaini. The present paper deals vith clhaniges in protein anid soluible n...

Forekomst av gibberellinliknande substanser hos gran (Picea abies (L.) Karst.) och deras betydelse for tillvaxt och blomning Abstract ODC 161.4-174.7 Growing shoots and young seedlings of Norway spruce (Picea abies) contain at least six different gibberellin-like substances; most probably none o f them is identical to gibberellic acid or gibberellin A l. The gibberellin-like substances are all ...

Potato virus Y is the most economically important potato viral pathogen. We aimed at unraveling the roles of small RNAs (sRNAs) in the complex immune signaling network controlling the establishment of tolerant response of potato cv. Désirée to the virus. We constructed a sRNA regulatory network connecting sRNAs and their targets to link sRNA level responses to physiological processes. We discov...

The production and characterization of two high affinity rat monoclonal antibodies to 13-deoxy-gibberellins is described. Hybrid myelomas were derived from rats immunized with an immunogenic keyhole limpet hemocyanin-gibberellin conjugate, linked at carbon-3 to gibberellin A(4) via a hemisuccinate bridge. The selected monoclonal antibodies were characterized by a competitive radioimmunoassay.

seeds of most crops including those of range plants follow orthodox behavior. however, these seeds undergo aging even under favorable conditions, so that decreased viability and vigor related parameters are the main characteristics of deteriorated seeds. the effects of hormonal priming with auxin, cytokinin, gibberellin and abscisic acid at 0, 50, 100 and 150 ppm on physiological quality of tal...

A method was developed where soybean seedlings were grown without roots to study the influence of hormones of root origin on shoot growth. Excision of the root resulted in inhibition of apical section growth and DNA synthesis and inhibited elongating section growth. A synthetic cytokinin restored DNA synthesis in the apical section, but did not influence growth in either the apical or elongatin...

introduction the plant hormones such as salicylic acid and gibberellin can affect the quantity and quality of crops. external application of plant growth regulators as a strategy for improving salt tolerance in plants is discussed. foreign salicylic acid can regulate antioxidant enzyme activity and increase plant resistance to abiotic stresses. salicylic acid reduction due to ethylene through t...