Getuienis dat termoïnhibering en die opheffing daarvan deur suurstof plus kinetien by Great Lakes - slaaisaad verband hou met mitochondriale funksie

Thermoinhibition of Lactuca sativa L.cv. Great Lakes 659 seeds occurred at 36 ˚C. Thermoinhibition was alleviated by a combination of 100% O₂ and kinetin (10 mg dm⁻³). Chloramphenicol nullified the effect of O₂ plus kinetin. A number of mitochondrial activities (respiration, coupling, certain matrix enzyme activities and incorporation of [³⁵S]- methionine in mitochondrial proteins) were lower in thermoinhibited than in seeds imbibed at 25 ˚C. Treating seeds with plus kinetin at 36 °C restored these mitochondrial activities to the same or in some cases, to higher levels than in 25 °C control seeds