Effect of salicylic acid on protein composition of Tatar buckwheat Fagopyrum tataricum calluses with different ability for morphogenesis

The effect of salicylic acid on the content of soluble proteins and individual polypeptides in Tatar buckwheat Fagopyrum tataricum calluses differing in ability for morphogenesis was studied. Changes in the protein composition of the calluses cultivated in the dark and in the light indicated the higher sensitivity of the non-morphogenic callus. Different response of callus cultures to salicylic acid and conditions of cultivation (light, darkness) is suggested to be associated with the antioxidant defense system, which is, in particular, characterized by the hydrogen peroxide content in the calluses. Salicylic acid increased the H₂O₂ content in non-morphogenic calluses more strongly than in morphogenic calluses, and the difference was more significant for the calluses cultivated in the light.Translated from Biokhimiya, Vol. 70, No. 3, 2005, pp. 390–396.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2005 by Maksyutova, Galeeva, Rumyantseva, Viktorova.