Cytokinin Biochemistry in Relation to Leaf Senescence: IV. Cytokinin Metabolism in Soybean Explants 1

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Singh, Santokh

RESUMO

When [3H]dihydrozeatin riboside and [3H]zeatin riboside were supplied to soybean (Glycine max L.) explants (comprising one leaf, associated pods, and subtending stem) via the xylem at mid to late podfill, 0.1% of the supplied 3H was extracted from the seeds. The distribution of 3H in the explants was similar to that bound previously following uptake of [3H]zeatin riboside at earlier stages of pod development. Metabolites formed in the explants from 3H-labeled zeatin, zeatin riboside, and dihydrozeatin riboside were identified and related to the endogenous cytokinins shown to be present. When zeatin riboside and zeatin were supplied for 1 hour, zeatin nucleotide was the principal metabolite formed and this appeared to be the precursor of the other metabolites detected subsequently. Explants supplied with zeatin riboside or dihydrozeatin riboside for 1 hour, and then transferred to water for 20 to 24 hours, yielded leaf blades in which the main metabolites were O-glucosyldihydrozeatin, adenosine, and adenine. The metabolism of zeatin riboside in blades of explants at pre-podfill, early podfill, and mid to late podfill did not differ appreciably. The results are discussed in relation to leaf senescence and seed development.

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