Open AccessConversion of N6-(Δ2-Isopentenyl)adenosine to Adenosine by Enzyme Activity in Tobacco Tissue
Author(s) -
Václav Pačes,
Eva S. Werstiuk,
Ross H. Hall
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
plant physiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1532-2548
pISSN - 0032-0889
DOI - 10.1104/pp.48.6.775
Subject(s) - adenosine , enzyme , substrate (aquarium) , chemistry , stereochemistry , cytokinin , biochemistry , enzyme assay , hydrolase , biology , gene , ecology , auxin
By using [8-(14)C]-N(6)-(Delta(2)-isopentenyl)adenosine as a substrate, we detected the presence of enzyme activity in a crude extract of tobacco tissue that converts this cytokinin into adenosine. The extract also contains strong hydrolase activity that converts adenosine to adenine.
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