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Volume :15 Issue : 2 1988
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Effect of some standard and prospective growth regulators on sunflower callus. 11. Changes in protein, RNA, DNA and carbohydrate content
Auther : A. M. S. MOHAMMAD AND.H. A. HASSAN
Department of Biology. College of Science, Mosul University, Mosul, Iraq
ABSTRACT
An investigation of the effect of chlorinated b-phenyl-3-indolyl-propiophenon derivatives on the protein, nucleic acid and carbohydrate content of sunflower callus was carried out. Protein content of callus grown on the control medium and media 1 and 4 remained relatively constant during the incubation period of 90 days. However, protein content increased significantly with increasing time of culture in other media depending on the type of chemical compound used. The pattern of nucleic acid changes was similar to that of protein. Carbohydrate content decreased in the callus grown on all media. It is concluded that the chemical compound b-(P-chloropheny1)- b-(3-indo1yl)-Pchloropropiophenone (compound H) may be used as a growth regulator to replace kinetin.