• Title of article

    α-Amylase production is induced by sulfuric acid in rice aleurone cells

  • Author/Authors

    Mitsunaga، نويسنده , , Shinichiro and Kobayashi، نويسنده , , Midori and Fukui، نويسنده , , Satoe and Fukuoka، نويسنده , , Kayoko and Kawakami، نويسنده , , Osamu and Yamaguchi، نويسنده , , Junji and Ohshima، نويسنده , , Masahiro and Mitsui، نويسنده , , Toshiaki، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2007
  • Pages
    4
  • From page
    922
  • To page
    925
  • Abstract
    The hydrolytic enzyme α-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 (H2SO4) induces α-amylase production in aleurone tissue even in the absence of GA. Here, the pre-treatment of rice aleurone cells with H2SO4 and incubation in water induced α-amylase activity, as if the cells had been incubated in GA solution.
  • Keywords
    Aleurone cells , Rice , Sulfuric acid , Gibberellin , ?-amylase
  • Journal title
    Plant Physiology and Biochemistry
  • Serial Year
    2007
  • Journal title
    Plant Physiology and Biochemistry
  • Record number

    2121781