1. Effect of ABA-beta-D-glucopyranosyl ester and activity of ABA-beta-D-glucosidase in Arabidopsis thaliana
- Author
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Hisashi Kato-Noguchi and Yukitoshi Tanaka
- Subjects
chemistry.chemical_classification ,β d glucosidase ,biology ,Physiology ,Ph optimum ,organic chemicals ,beta-Glucosidase ,fungi ,Arabidopsis ,food and beverages ,Plant Science ,biology.organism_classification ,Hypocotyl ,Hydrolysis ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Enzyme ,chemistry ,Biochemistry ,Arabidopsis thaliana ,Growth inhibition ,Agronomy and Crop Science ,Abscisic Acid - Abstract
Exogenously applied ABA-beta-D-glucopyranosyl ester (ABA-GE) inhibited hypocotyl growth of Arabidopsis seedlings at concentrations greater than 0.3 micromol/L, and the concentration for 50% inhibition of hypocotyl growth was 1.8 micromol/L. ABA-beta-D-glucosidase activity in Arabidopsis seedlings was 17 nmol/mg protein/mim and increased by exogenously applied ABA-GE. The pH optimum of this enzyme in crude extract of Arabidopsis seedlings was 6.0 for the assay in the ABA-GE to ABA direction and its K(m) value for ABA-GE (pH 6.0) was 0.41 mmol/L. These results suggests that exogenously applied ABA-GE may be absorbed by roots and hydrolyzed by ABA-beta-D-glucosidase and librated free ABA may induce growth inhibition in Arabidopsis hypocotyls.
- Published
- 2007