ISSN:
1573-5036
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
Notes:
Summary The incorporation of C14-amino acids (aspartic acid, glutamic acid, threonine and proline) and C14-nucleic acid bases (adenine, guanine, cytosine and uracil) into the seedling, reproductive stage and young ear portion of rice plant was investigated. It was found that C14-aspartic acid was incorporated into the rice seedling more rapidly than C14-threonine or C14-proline; on the other hand C14-proline was found to be more rapidly incorporated than C14-aspartic acid into reproductive stage plant and young ear portion. Similarly C14-adenine was incorporated into the rice seedling more rapidly than other C14-labelled bases. On the other hand C14-uracil was preferentially incorporated to C14-adenine or C14-guanine into the reproductive stage plant and young ear portion. It is suggested from the results obtained that proline is polymerized into polypeptide or protein in the rice plant more rapidly at the reproductive stage than at the seedling stage and that a higher proportion of pyrimidine bases might be involved into the metabolic process at the reproductive stage of rice plant.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01372756
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