Alfalfa Root Exudates and Compounds which Promote or Inhibit Induction of Rhizobium meliloti Nodulation Genes 1
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Peters, N. Kent
RESUMO
Using a plate induction assay, we demonstrate that alfalfa exudes inducer of Rhizobium meliloti nodulation genes. The inducer is exuded from the infectible zone of the root, accumulates to at least 1 micromolar, and is not affected by 10 millimolar nitrate. No zones of inhibition are observed. A nodulation minus mutant line of alfalfa, MN-1008, exudes normal levels of inducer. R. meliloti grown in rich medium requires ten-fold higher concentrations of luteolin to achieve half-maximal induction as compared to cells grown in a minimal medium. Flavonoids other than luteolin are found to have activity in R. meliloti nodulation gene induction assays. The compounds apigenin and eriodictyol have activities two-fifths and one-seventh that of luteolin, respectively. Several of the flavonoids tested (morin = naringenin > kaempferol = chrysin > quercetin = fisetin = hesperitin) demonstrate antagonistic activity toward induction by luteolin. The most effective antagonist is the coumarin, umbelliferone.
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