Abstract
α-Amylase (EC 3.2.1.1) expression was found in calli of French bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L. cv Goldstar). We examined enzyme activity in the calli to investigate influence of gibberellin and sugars on enzyme expression. After subculture of the calli, α-amylase activity decreased, and then increased at a stationary phase of callus growth. Exogenous application of gibberellin and an inhibitor of gibberellin synthesis, uniconazole, did not have any significant effects on the enzyme expression. Sugar starvation increased the activity, while addition of metabolizable sugars, such as sucrose, glucose and maltose, to the medium repressed expression. Addition of 6% mannitol, a non-metabolizable sugar, to the medium induced higher α-amylase expression as compared to addition of 3% mannitol. This result suggests that osmotic stress enhances α-amylase activity in the calli. Furthermore, high concentrations of agar in the medium increased α-amylase activity in the calli. It is probable that high concentrations of agar prevented incorporation of nutrient into the calli and induced the α-amylase activity in the calli.
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Abbreviations
- BAP:
-
6-benzylaminopurine
- GA3 :
-
gibberellin 3
- MS:
-
Murashige and Skoog
- NAA:
-
1-naphthaleneacetic acid
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Kim, JW., Yamauchi, D. & Minamikawa, T. Expression of α-amylase in cultured callus of french bean. J. Plant Res. 110, 357–361 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02524934
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