Effetti del trattamento In Vivo con auxlna di internodi di pisello sulla fosforilazione ossidativa dei mitocondri In Vitro

Abstract

EFFECT OF TREATMENT WITH IAA OF PEA INTERNODE SECTIONS ON THE OXIDATIVE PHOSPHORYLATION OF THEIR MITOCHONDRIA. — It was previously shown that auxin treatment raises the level of ATP in pea stem sections, under the conditions where the hormone stimulates growth (MARRé AND FORTI). It is also known that under the same conditions auxin stimulates oxygen uptake (MARRé, FORTI e ARRIGONI; MARRÉ and FORTI), and that the auxin induced respiration is most probably mediated by cytochrome oxidase (MARRÉ, FORTI and GAUR).

However, auxin has no effect when added to isolated mitochondria. In this paper, the effect of auxin treatment of the tissue on the activity of mitochondria isolated after the hormone treatment has been studied. It has been found that oxidative phosphorylation of mitochondria from the auxin treated pea stem sections is 13% higher than that of controi sections. The auxin effect is significant at 96% probabilities. There is no effect of the hormone on the P/O ratio.     

La sostanza gomori-positiva della neuroipofisi del ratto dopo surrenectomia e trattamento con corticoidi surrenali e sale

Riassunto Gli AA. studiano l'effetto della surrenectomia e del trattamento con sale ed estratti corticali sulla sostanza Gomori-positiva della neuroipofisi del ratto. La surrenectomia determina una spiccata diminuzione della sostanza ehe non è in rapporto a fenomeni aspecifici dell'intervento operatorio in quanto non si osserva nell'animale sottoposto a finta surrenectomia. La somministrazione isolata di sale o di sostanze corticali la eleva quantitativamente senza riportarla alla norma: quantità pressochè normali si riscontrano solo con trattamento associato di sostanze corticali e sale. I risultati della ricerca confermano 1'esistenza di correlazioni tra sostanza di Gomori neuroipofisaria e corteccia surrenale.     

Relazioni ormonali nello sviluppo dell'ovario delle orchidee i. effetto in vivo del trattamento con auxine

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HORMONAL RELATIONS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF ORCHID OVARY. I. - THE EFFECTS OF TREATMENTS WITH AUXINS ON THE INTACT PLANT. — The flowers of different species of Orchids have been treated with auxins, pure or in solutions, and with pollen from the same or a different species. The auxin treatment consistently induces the elongation of the column and the growth of the ovary. The treatment with the most active of the auxins used (pure NAA) induces necrosis of the column; in this case, growth of the ovary can last for more than one year, till ripening of the fruit. Morever, the interruption of development at any stage, is more frequent.

The stimulation of the ovary can be obtained also with the introduction of auxin into wounds at the basis of the column. In Zygopetalum NAA induces parthenocarpy but not adventive embriony which is induced with exogenous pollen.