1 | Author | B. Kopp, W. Löffelhardt | Requires cookie* |
Title | Determination of Progesterone in Vegetative Organs and Cell Organelles of ConvaUaria majalis L. by Radioimmunoassay ![]() | ||
Abstract | Progesterone was extracted from leaves and subterranean parts o f Convallaria majalis L. and quantified by radioimmunoassay. During the stage o f flowering the content o f progesterone in rhizomes was by a factor o f four higher than in leaves and by a factor o f ten higher than in roots, whereas five weeks later the level o f progesterone was unchanged in rhizomes and roots but was elevated in the leaves. The change in progesterone distribution is discussed in relation to the development o f the plants. At the subcellular level the mitochondrial and microsomal fractions contained the largest quantity o f progesterone in leaf cells. However, significant amounts were also found in the 2 0 0 0 x g fraction com prising nuclei and chloroplasts. | ||
Reference | Z. Naturforsch. 35c, 41 (1980); received N ovem ber 14 1979 | ||
Published | 1980 | ||
Keywords | Convallaria majalis L, Progesterone Determ ination, Organs, Subcellular Distribution, R adio immunoassay | ||
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