Abstract
Four glycosidases were analyzed in 10 mm apical segments prepared from growing roots (15 mm) of Zea mays L. The pH optima were found to be 5.8 for β-glucosidase, 4.4 for β-galactosidase, 6.4 for α-glucosidase and 6.0 for α-galactosidase. The β-glucosidase showed 4-fold higher activity than the β-galactosidase. The distribution of the β-glucosidase activity was signifcantly different from that of the β-galactosidase, α-glucosidase and α-galactosidase.
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Abbreviations
- β-Glu:
-
β-glucosidase
- β-Gal:
-
β-galactosidase
- α-Glu:
-
α-glucosidase
- α-Gal:
-
α-galactosidase
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Tanimoto, E., Pilet, PE. α-and β-Glycosidases in maize roots. Planta 138, 119–122 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00391166
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00391166