Protoplasma

, Volume 103, Issue 2, pp 105–114 | Cite as

Purification of lumicolchicine for use in studies of plant development

  • J. P. Braselton
  • M. D. Bennett
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Summary

Lumicolchicine was purified by preparative thin-layer chromatography. Tests for purity were ultraviolet absorption spectrophotometry, analytical thin-layer chromatography, and a bioassay using wheat roots. Wheat roots treated for 3 days with 10−3 M lumicolchicine showed no c-mitosis, but had reduced growth compared with controls.

Keywords

Colchicine Lumicolchicine Microtubules Mitosis Wheat 

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Authors and Affiliations

  • J. P. Braselton
    • 1
    • 2
  • M. D. Bennett
    • 1
    • 2
  1. 1.Department of BotanyOhio UniversityAthensUSA
  2. 2.Plant Breeding InstituteTrumpington, Cambridge

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