Biological Effects of Cytokinin Antagonists 7-(Pentylamino) and 7-(Benzylamino)-3-Methylpyrazolo(4,3-d)Pyrimidines on Suspension-cultured Tobacco Cells
AUTOR(ES)
Gregorini, Giovanna
RESUMO
We have studied the biological effects of two structural analogs of cytokinins, 3-methyl-7-(pentylamino)pyrazolo(4,3-d)pyrimidine and 3-methyl-7-(benzylamino)pyrazolo(4,3-d)pyrimidine, on tobacco cell suspension cultures. These two cytokinin analogs are highly inhibitory to cytokinin-autonomous and cytokinin-requiring tobacco cells. The growth inhibitory effect is markedly antagonized by benzyladenine, but not by adenine. Cell suspensions of tobacco cells of a cytokinin-autonomous strain become cytokinin-dependent in the presence of 0.1 micromolar 3-methyl-7-(benzylamino)pyrazolo(4,3-d)pyrimidine. It is also demonstrated that growth inhibition of cell suspension cultures is accompanied by cell death and that only dividing cells are sensitive to this cytotoxic effect.
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