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Further biological characteristics of galactoglucomannan oligosaccharides

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Biologia Plantarum

Abstract

The biological activity of cell wall-derived galactoglucomannan oligosaccharides (GGMOs) was dependent on their chemical structure. Galactosyl side chains linked to the glucomanno-core influenced their inhibition of elongation growth of pea (Pisum sativum L. cv. Tyrkys) stem segments induced by 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D). Reduction of the number of galactosyl side chains in GGMOs caused stimulation of the endogenous growth. Modification on the glucomanno-reducing end did not affect significantly the activity of these oligosaccharides. GGMOs inhibited also the elongation induced by indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) and gibberellic acid (GA3). In the presence of IAA the elongation growth was inhibited to 20 – 35 % after 24 h of incubation depending on GGMOs concentrations (1 μM, 10 nM, 0.1 nM), similarly as in the presence of 2,4-D, which confirms the hypothesis of GGMOs antiauxin properties. The elongation induced by GA3 was inhibited to 25 – 60 %, however, the time course of inhibition was different compared with IAA and 2,4-D. The highest inhibition was determined already after 6 h of incubation with a significant decrease after this time. The results indicated a competition between GGMOs and growth regulators.

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Abbreviations

2,4-D:

2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid

GGM:

galactoglucomannan

GGMOs:

galactoglucomannan oligosaccharides

GA3 :

gibberellic acid

IAA:

indole-3-acetic acid

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Kollarova, K., Liskova, D. & Capek, P. Further biological characteristics of galactoglucomannan oligosaccharides. Biol Plant 50, 232–238 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10535-006-0012-6

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