Polyamines in Plants

Front Matter....Pages i-v
Biosynthesis and regulation of polyamines in higher plants....Pages 3-24
Cellular systems for the study of the biosynthesis of polyamines and ethylene, as well as of virus multiplication....Pages 25-36
Occurrence of spermine in chromatin of Zea mays ....Pages 37-43
Purification of a non-histone protein with properties of antizyme to ornithine decarboxylase from germinated barley seeds....Pages 45-53
Effects of methylglyoxal- bis (guanylhydrazone) and abscisic acid on polyamine metabolism in embryonectomized barley seeds....Pages 55-66
The inhibition and activation of polyamine oxidase from oat seedlings....Pages 67-73
Polyamine catabolism in higher plants: Characterization of pyrroline dehydrogenase....Pages 75-89
RNA, proteins and polyamines during gametophytic and androgenetic development of pollen in Nicotiana tabacum and Datura innoxia ....Pages 91-105
The possible involvement of polyamines in the development of tomato fruits in vitro....Pages 107-115
The effects of spermidine synthesis inhibitors on in-vitro plant development....Pages 117-125
Polyamine levels as related to growth, differentiation and senescence in protoplast-derived cultures of Vigna aconitifolia and Avena sativa ....Pages 127-135
Effect of polyamines and guanidines on the growth, nitrogen assimilation and reserve mobilization in germinating radish seeds....Pages 137-149
Correlations between polyamine ratios and growth patterns in seedling roots....Pages 151-161
Metabolism of polyamines in NaCl-resistant cell lines from Nicotiana sylvestris ....Pages 163-167
Characterization of a carrot callus line resistant to high concentrations of putrescine....Pages 169-178
The occurrence and possible function of hydroxycinnamoyl acid amides in plants....Pages 179-179
Manipulation of the polyamine content and senescence of apical buds of G2 peas....Pages 199-215
Back Matter....Pages 217-220