Content: Chemistry and physiology of conjugates of indole-3-acetic acid / Robert S. Bandurski -- Aspects of gibberellin chemistry / Peter Hedden -- Gibberellin biosynthesis in the fungus Gibberella fujikuroi and in higher plants / Bernard O. Phinney -- Anticytokinins as probes of cytokinin utilization / Sidney M. Hecht -- Chemical and biological aspects of abscisic acid / Jan A. D. Zeevaart -- Role of ethylene in plant growth, development, and senescence / Morris Lieberman -- Natural products in plant growth regulation / N. Bhushan Mandava -- Advances in analytical methods for plant growth substance analysis / Mark L. Brenner -- Hormonal regulation of genome activity in higher plants / G. Ram Chandra, S. Muthukrishnan, and E.S. Maxwell -- Controlling biological behavior of plants with synthetic plant growth regulating chemicals / Louis G. Nickell -- Factors affecting commercialization of specialty-use plant growth regulating chemicals / Aldo J. Crovetti
Author(s): N. Bhushan Mandava (Eds.)
Series: ACS Symposium Series 111
Publisher: American Chemical Society
Year: 1979
Language: English
Pages: 311
City: Washington
Title Page......Page 1
Half Title Page......Page 3
Copyright......Page 4
ACS Symposium Series......Page 5
FOREWORD......Page 6
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PREFACE......Page 7
1 Chemistry and Physiology of Conjugates of Indole-3-Acetic Acid......Page 9
The Structure and Concentrations of Indoles of Zea mays......Page 10
Methods of Assay......Page 11
Metabolic "Turnover" of Plant Indoles......Page 15
The "Seed Auxin Precursor"......Page 17
The Equilibrium Between IAA and IAA-myo-inositol in vivo......Page 18
Is the Equilibrium Between IAA and its Conjugates Perturable by an Environmental Input......Page 19
An Hypothesis Concerning Hormonal Homeostasis......Page 20
Abstract......Page 22
Literature Cited......Page 23
2 Aspects of Gibberellin Chemistry......Page 26
Stability......Page 27
Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis......Page 28
The Preparation of Less-readily Available GAs......Page 45
The Preparation of Labeled GAs......Page 53
Structure-Activity Relationships......Page 57
Conclusions......Page 58
Literature Cited......Page 59
3 Gibberellin Biosynthesis in the Fungus Gibberella fujikuroi and in Higher Plants......Page 64
From MVA to GA12-aldehyde in the Fungus and in Higher Plants (Figure 2)......Page 66
GA12-Aldehyde and the Gibberellins......Page 68
GAs and Shoot Elongation......Page 77
Literature Cited......Page 80
4 Anticytokinins as Probes of Cytokinin Utilization......Page 86
Tobacco Explants are Used for the Bioassay of Cytokinins......Page 87
A Rationale for the Preparation of Specific Anticytokinins......Page 89
Substituted Pyrazolo [4,3-d]pyrimidines as Potential Anticytokinins......Page 90
Substituted Pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidines as Potential Anticytokinins......Page 93
Anticytokinins Elicit Responses in Several Plant Bioassays......Page 101
Literature Cited......Page 102
Historical Background......Page 106
Methods for Detection and Measurement of Abscisic Acid......Page 107
Occurrence......Page 109
Metabolism of Abscisic Acid......Page 110
Physiological Roles of Abscisic Acid......Page 114
Concluding Remarks......Page 118
Literature Cited......Page 119
Ethylene Biosynthesis......Page 122
Ethylene Action......Page 123
Conclusions......Page 139
Literature Cited......Page 140
7 Natural Products in Plant Growth Regulation......Page 142
Aliphatic Compounds.......Page 144
Unsaturated Lactones.......Page 146
Fatty Acids and Other Lipids.......Page 151
Aromatic Compounds.......Page 153
Terpenoids.......Page 158
Steroids.......Page 167
Alkaloids and N-Heterocycles.......Page 173
Purines and Nucleosides.......Page 174
Miscellaneous Natural Products.......Page 184
New Plant Growth Regulators From USDA Laboratories......Page 190
Growth Substances Involved in Biochemical Interactions between Plants in Natural Habitat - Allelopathy......Page 201
Mechanism of Action......Page 203
2) Effect on Gibberellin or Auxin-Induced Growth.......Page 204
3) Effect on Sulfhydryl Enzymes.......Page 205
4) Effect on Ethylene Production.......Page 206
Problems and Prospects......Page 207
Acknowledgments......Page 209
Literature Cited......Page 210
Qualitative vs. Quantitative Analysis.......Page 221
Use of HPLC for PGS Analysis.......Page 228
Other Selective Detection Procedures for PGS.......Page 240
Futher Refinement of PGS Analysis.......Page 241
Literature Cited.......Page 247
9 Hormonal Regulation of Genome Activity in Higher Plants......Page 251
Hormone Receptors......Page 252
Regulation of Nuclear RNA Polymerase Activity......Page 253
Regulation of the Formation of Messenger RNAs for Specific Enzymes......Page 256
Do Hormones Regulate Genome Activity?......Page 258
LITERATURE CITED......Page 261
Uses of Growth Regulants......Page 268
Pineapple.......Page 269
Sugarcane.......Page 270
Citrus.......Page 271
Cotton......Page 272
Fruit.......Page 273
Gibberellins......Page 274
Control of Plant Size......Page 275
Biochemistry and Cell Biology......Page 276
Soybeans......Page 279
Temperate Fruits.......Page 280
Sugarcane......Page 281
Discussion and Remarks......Page 282
Literature Cited......Page 283
11 Factors Affecting Commercialization of Specialty-Use Plant Growth Regulating Chemicals......Page 285
Scientific Factors......Page 286
Economic Factors......Page 290
Future Of Specialty-Use Compounds......Page 295
REFERENCES......Page 296
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