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Isozyme patterns of esterase and malate dehydrogenase were analyzed at different stages of in vitro culture of immature embryos and glumes of Zea mays L. viz. explant, callus formation, root formation and shoot formation. Significant changes in isoenzyme patterns of esterase and MDH were observed besides the appearance of specific and new isozymes. Specific fast migrating isozymes were noted in differentiating calli of embryo and glume calli which were absent at other stages suggesting a possible association of these isozyme patterns with in vitro differentiation.
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Rao, K.V., Suprasanna, P. & Reddy, G.M. Differential expression of esterase and MDH isozymes during in vitro culture in maize (Zea mays L.). Acta Physiol Plant 19, 29–32 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11738-997-0019-4
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