CytokininsChemistry, Activity, and FunctionCytokinins are hormones involved in all aspects of plant growth and development and are essential for in vitro manipulation of plant cells and tissues. Much information has been gathered regarding the chemistry and biology of cytokinins, while recent studies have focused on the genetics and cytokinin-related genes. However, other than proceedings of symposia, no single volume on cytokinins has been written. This book is the first of its kind, homing in on the key subject areas of cytokinin-chemistry, biosynthesis, metabolism, activity, function, genetics, and analyses. These areas are comprehensively reviewed in individual chapters by experts currently active in the field. In addition, a personal history on the discovery of cytokinin is presented by Professor Folke Skoog. This volume summarizes previous findings and identifies future research directions. |
Contents
Chemistry | 7 |
Chemistry of Phenylurea Cytokinins | 35 |
Biosynthesis | 55 |
Chongmaw Chen and John R Ertl | 81 |
Cytokinin Biosynthesis in tRNA and Cytokinin Incorporation | 87 |
tRNA | 101 |
Metabolism | 107 |
Cytokinin Metabolism and Compartmentation | 113 |
Function | 199 |
17 | 217 |
18 | 234 |
Cytokinin Mutants | 255 |
Habituation of Cultured Cells for Cytokinins | 269 |
Transgenic Plants and Cytokinin Biology | 289 |
233 | 293 |
Immunoanalysis of Cytokinins | 305 |
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Acad acid adenine adenosine Agrobacterium antibodies anticytokinin apical dominance Arabidopsis assay auxin benzyladenine bioassays Biochem Biol buds Ca2+ calcium callus callus tissue CBPs cell cycle cell division chloroplast cloned compounds cotyledons crown gall cultured cyanide-resistant cyto cytoki cytokinin activity cytokinin binding cytokinin biosynthesis cytokinin degradation cytokinin levels cytokinin metabolism cytokinin oxidase activity Cytokinins in Plants dihydrozeatin effects of cytokinins embryo endogenous cytokinins enzyme exogenous flowers formation gene expression genetic germination higher plants Horgan induced inhibition isolated Kamínek kinetin kinin leaf Letham male meristems metabolites molecular moss mRNA mutants Natl Nicotiana nins nuclear nucleotide phenotype Physiology Plant Cell Plant Hormones Plant Physiol plant tissues plastid Proc purine respiration role root seedlings seeds senescence shoot side chain Sinapis alba Skoog soybean SPB Academic specific studies substrate synthesis T-DNA tion tobacco callus tokinins transcription tRNA tumor vitro xylem Zazímalová zeatin zeatin riboside