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Identification and quantificaton of endogenous gibberellins in the vegetative shoots of normal, d1, d2, d3, and d5 Zea mays

Conference · · Plant Physiol., Suppl.; (United States)
OSTI ID:5957083
The authors now have determined the levels of seven endogenous GAs previously identified as native to vegetative shoots of maize. These gibberellins, GA/sub 1/, GA/sub 8/, GA/sub 19/, GA/sub 20/, GA/sub 29/, GA/sub 44/ and GA/sub 53/ are members of the early-13-hydroxylation pathway which leads to the biologically active gibberellin, GA/sub 1/. The quantification data come from the use of (/sup 13/C, /sup 3/H)-, (/sup 2/H)- or (/sup 14/C)-labeled GAs, added as internal standards to the aqueous residues. Capillary GC-MS was used to compare the peak intensities of the labeled internal standards to those of the endogenous GA(s). Gibberellin levels in the Normals ranged from 425 ng/100 g f.w. (GA/sub 19/) to 12 ng/100 g f.w. (GA/sub 1/ and GA/sub 29/). Essentially no Gas (i.e. less than 0.2 ng/100 g f.w.) were detected in the d2, d3 and d5 mutants (mutants that block steps prior to GA/sub 53/). The d1 mutant (blocked between GA/sub 20/ and GA/sub 1/) was found to have 3% the level of the GA/sub 1/ found in Normals. Interestingly, GA/sub 20/ accumulated in the d1 mutant to a level over ten times that of the Normals.
Research Organization:
Univ. of California, Los Angeles
OSTI ID:
5957083
Report Number(s):
CONF-8707108-
Conference Information:
Journal Name: Plant Physiol., Suppl.; (United States) Journal Volume: 83:4
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English