Abstract
Inhibitors from (Pinus pinea L.) seed coats were separated using paper chromatography, thin layer chromatography, and a Sephadex G-10 column. The inhibitory activity was resolved into several fractions. One of these behaved similarly to abscisic acid. It has exhibed the same properties as ABA in thin-layer chromatography, paper chromatography, and Sephadex G-10 chromatography and in UV absorption and fluorescence spectra. These germination inhibitors, present in the seed coats, are involved in the regulation of P. pinea seed germination.
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Abbreviations
- ABA:
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abscisic acid
- TLC:
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thin-layer chromatography
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Martínez-Honduvilla, C.J., Santos-Ruiz, A. Germination inhibitors in the pine seed coat. Planta 141, 141–144 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00387880
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