Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol. 53, No. 374, pp. 1643-1650,
July 1, 2002
© 2002 Oxford University Press
Peroxidase activity develops in the micropylar endosperm of tomato seeds prior to radicle protrusion
Received 2 November 2001; Accepted 22 March 2002
1 Department of Regulatory Biology, Faculty of Science, Saitama University, Urawa, Saitama 338-8570, Japan
1 Fax: +81 48 858 3584. E-mail: moro{at}post.saitama-u.ac.jp
Peroxidase activity developed specifically in the micropylar region of the endosperm of imbibed tomato seeds prior to radicle emergence. The activity was first detected approximately 24 h after the start of imibibition (6 h before radicle emergence) and increased markedly thereafter. In the lateral portion of the endosperm, peroxidase activity was undetectable for the first 2 d after the start of imbibition. Although the activity in the lateral endosperm became detectable 3 d after imbibition, the extent of the development of the activity was slight. The localization of peroxidase activity in the micropylar endosperm 2 d after the start of imbibition was confirmed by tissue printing analyses. When the endosperm tissues were wounded, there was an enhancement of the enzyme activity at the wounded region. H2O2 was formed at the expense of NADH only in the presence of Mn2+ and dinitrophenol by the extract from the micropylar endosperm in which peroxidase activity was present. The presence of H2O2 in the micropylar portion of the endosperm was shown histochemically. The possible functions of the peroxidases that develop in the endosperm of tomato seeds are discussed.
Key words: Key words: Endosperm, germination, hydrogen peroxide, peroxidase, tomato seed.
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