Increased hexokinase levels in endosperm of mutant maize |
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Authors: | E.L. Cox D.B. Dickinson |
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Affiliation: | Department of Horticulture, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801, U.S.A. |
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Abstract: | Hexokinase activity was measured in endosperms of shrunken-2 (sh2) and starchy maize. Initial increases in hexokinase were observed for developing endosperms of both genotypes, and the enzyme declined in both as the seeds matured. A higher level of hexokinase was observed in developing sh2 than in starchy endosperm. This difference persisted throughout maturation and occurred also in germinating seeds. Soluble hexokinase activity per endosperm continued to increase in sh2 for about 8 days (22–30 days after pollination) after the enzyme in starchy endosperm had attained maximum activity and begun to decline. Hexokinase was predominantly soluble in both genotypes so the differences observed are not due to altered distribution of enzyme between particulate and soluble fractions. |
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Keywords: | Gramineae endosperm hexokinase mutants. |
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