Biochemical changes induced by accelerated ageing in Bambusa bambos seeds |
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Authors: | R Ravikumar G Ananthakrishnan A Ganapathi T Appasamy |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirapalli, 620 024 Tamil Nadu, India |
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Abstract: | Decrease in seed viability and germination rate may be caused by biochemical changes associated with seed ageing. Different
biochemical assays were conducted to investigate the changes occurring at the ageing of Bambusa bambos seeds. A reduction
in the total content of food reserves such as sugars, proteins and lipids were recorded. Decreased activity of peroxidase,
acid phosphatase, alkaline phosphatase were also noticed during accelerated ageing. A substantial increase in total free amino
acids and the activity of amylases confirms the degradation of stored biomolecules in seeds during ageing.
This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date. |
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Keywords: | bamboo α and β -amylase peroxidase acid and alkaline phosphatase |
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