nicotinamide/nicotiana

The two peroxidase isoenzyme groups (G(I) and G(III)) localized in the cell walls of tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) tissues were compared with respect to their capacity for NADH-dependent H(2)O(2) formation. Peroxidases of the G(III) group are slightly more active than those of the G(I) group when

Protoplasts of the nicotinamide-deficient Hyoscyamus muticus cell line nic(-) IVH2 and of the nitrate reductase-deficient Nicotiana tabacum cell line NR(-) cnx 68 were induced to fuse. Selection for putative interspecific hybrid clones was via auxotroph complementation. Controls included tests for

Gene duplication is a powerful source of phenotypic diversity in plants, but the molecular mechanisms that generate new functions in duplicated genes are not fully documented. Here, we analyzed how duplicated genes encoding quinolinate phosphoribosyltransferase (QPT), an enzyme involved in the

The ricinine content of etiolated seedlings of Ricinus communis increased nearly 12-fold over a 4-day period. In plants quinolinic acid is an intermediate in the de novo pathway for the synthesis of pyridine nucleotides. The only known enzyme in the de novo pathway for pyridine nucleotide

The addition of exogenous nicotinic acid, nicotinamide or nicotine was studied with reference to their effects on growth and alkaloid production by hairy root cultures of Nicotiana rustica. Nicotinic acid and nicotinamide were toxic (50% phytostatic dose being 2.4 and 9 mM respectively) while

Active oxygen species (AOS) are central components of the defence reactions of plants against pathogens. Plant respiratory burst oxidase homologues (RBOH) of gp91(phox), a plasma membrane protein of the neutrophil nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) oxidase, play a prominent role in

Nicotine, the signature alkaloid of Nicotiana species responsible for the addictive properties of human tobacco smoking, functions as a defensive neurotoxin against attacking herbivores. However, the evolution of the genetic features that contributed to the assembly of the nicotine biosynthetic