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On a simple nutrient medium in explants from roots of Cichorium intybus form shoots visible after about 14 days. Gibberellic acid (GA3) does not influence the spontaneous development of the chicory explants. GA3 in combination with kinetin inhibits shoot formation whereas kinetin alone promotes the process. On the other hand high concentrations of IAA inhibit the regeneration of shoots.
The soluble proteins of chicory cultures treated with growth regulators were examined by disc-electrophoresis. It was shown that the proteins detected by staining with Amido black, phosphatases, esterases and glutamate dehydrogenase (GDH) present in the original root tissue remained constant under the different culture conditions during a period of 12 days. The quantitative changes of some of the proteins, phosphatases and esterases observed during the culture period were identical for all the different cultures in spite of the different morphogenetic behaviour. Only the activities of GDH and peroxidase changed after treatment with different growth regulators; however, in these cases, there was also no direct connection with the morphogenetic responses of the cultures.
The specific activity of the GDH-band was promoted by IAA and at the same time the formation of peroxidases was inhibited. Kinetin delayed the formation of peroxidases during the first days of the culture period but promoted it later on. There was a repression by IAA of a specific kationic peroxidase. In the tissues treated with GA3 the activity of peroxidases was always higher than in the control tissue. This effect of GA3 can be partly explained by the fact that GA3 inhibits the release of peroxidases of the explants into the nutrient medium.
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Besemer, J. Der Einfluß von Wachstumsregulatoren auf Protein- und Enzym-Spektren kultivierter Explantate aus Rüben von Cichorium intybus L.. Planta 82, 211–222 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00398200
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