Ribonuclease Activity in Normal, opaque-2, and floury-2 Maize Endosperm during Development 1

AUTOR(ES)

Dalby, Arthur

RESUMO

The elevated ribonuclease activity produced in the endosperm of a maize (Zea mays L.) inbred, W64A, by homozygous opaque-2, results from a more than doubled rate of ribonuclease accumulation occurring prior to 16 days post-pollination; after 16 days the rates in opaque-2 and normal are the same, suggesting that opaque-2 is no longer active. The pattern of ribonuclease increase in the opaque-2 dosage series indicates that opaque-2 is not fully recessive. Ribonuclease accumulation is not affected by floury-2 in a second inbred, B14. The results are discussed with reference to other proteins, notably zein, the net synthesis of which is affected by opaque-2.

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