Biochemical Studies on Development of Mitochondria in Pea Cotyledons during the Early Stage of Germination: Effects of Antibiotics on the Development

AUTOR(ES)

Nawa, Yoshihiko

RESUMO

l-Leucine-U-14C was incorporated into mitochondrial protein in pea (Pisum sativum var. Alaska) cotyledons during the imbibing stages. Incorporation was almost completely inhibited by cycloheximide but not by chloramphenicol. Both antibiotics did not affect increases in mitochondrial activities and components of the cotyledons during imbibition. Therefore, mitochondrial development seems to be achieved by a transfer of protein pre-existing in the cytoplasm into the mitochondria rather than by de novo synthesis of mitochondrial protein. Cycloheximide stimulated an increase in bile saltsoluble protein of mitochondria in imbibing pea cotyledons. The recovery of cytochrome oxidase activity after sucrose density gradient centrifugation was enhanced, and the morphological properties of mitochondria were altered by cycloheximide.

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