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Various reagents which prevent enzyme inhibition by phenolic compounds were tested in attempts to improve the medium used to extract the Li-controlled enzyme activities from white clover leaves. The addition of 50 mm diethyldithiocarbamate to the extraction medium gave a fivefold increase in the enzyme activity of LiLi white clover extracts against p-nitrophenyl β-d-glucoside, linamarin-lotaustralin, and p-nitrophenyl β-d-galactoside. These three substrates were used in tests on the effect of genotype on enzyme activity. An absence of dominance at the Li locus was demonstrated, with a dosage effect of Li alleles on enzyme activity. A new Li allele was identified in the Lili clone, C11, which had low levels of enzyme activity. In crosses with two lili clones, Li(C11)li progeny were produced with activity levels similar to those of the C11 parent. Inhibition and heat-inactivation tests suggest that the lili clone, D4, produces an altered form of β-glucosidase which may also be present in LiLi plants. The nature of the Li locus is discussed.
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Maher, E.P., Hughes, M.A. Studies on the nature of the Li locus in Trifolium repens L. II. The effect of genotype on enzyme activity and properties. Biochem Genet 8, 13–26 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00485553
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