(1) Institute of Experimental Biology and Ecology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dúbravská ceata 14, 81434 Bratislava, Czechoslovakia;(2) Chemical Institute of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dúbravská cesta 6, Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
Abstract:
The changes in the concentration of free radicals and bound amino acids in developing maize inflorescences and fruits were ascertained. The concentration rises markedly when tissues disintegrate and desiccate. A slight increase in the concentration may be ascribed to the rise of metabolic processes connected with kernel formation.