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Lipolysis in castor seeds: A reinvestigation of the neutral lipase
Author(s) -
Ory Robert L.,
Angelo Allen J. St.
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
lipids
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.601
H-Index - 120
eISSN - 1558-9307
pISSN - 0024-4201
DOI - 10.1007/bf02536375
Subject(s) - lipase , lipolysis , gibberellic acid , germination , clinical chemistry , enzyme , lipidology , biochemistry , chemistry , biology , botany , adipose tissue
Attempts to study the neutral lipase reported in germinating castor seeds and to compare this enzyme to the acid lipase of dormant seeds were unsuccessful because of the inability to repeat the work described earlier (1). Activity of the proposed neutral lipase could not be detected, nor could appearance of the enzyme be hastened or affected by treating the germinating seeds with gibberellic acid or Actinomycin‐D. Possible explanations for the discrepancy between these findings and the early report are presented.