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Possible mitochondrial involvement in mechanism of cytoplasmic male sterility in maize (Zea mays L.).

Biochemical genetics ·Vol. 15 ·No. 11-12 ·1977-12-00 ·Pages 1113-24

Watson CV, Nath J, Nanda D

Abstract

The mechanism of cytoplasmic male sterility was investigated in maize by isolating mitochondria from seedlings and various anther stages and analyzing cytochrome oxidase and succinic dehydrogenase biochemically and electrophoretically. Sterile anthers exhibited a lack of biochemical activity and fewer isozymatic bands for cytochrome oxidase. No apparent differences were detected biochemically or electrophoretically between fertile and sterile anthers for succinate dehydrogenase.

MeSH Terms
Electron Transport Complex IV/metabolism Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel Extrachromosomal Inheritance Mitochondria/enzymology Phenotype Succinate Dehydrogenase/metabolism Zea mays/genetics
Chemicals
Succinate Dehydrogenase Electron Transport Complex IV
Authors & Affiliations
3 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID
Watson C V
Nath J
Nanda D
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Article Info
Journal
Biochemical genetics
Abbr.
Biochem Genet
ISSN
0006-2928
DOI
10.1007/BF00484501
Published
1977-12-00
Pages
1113-24
Language
English
Region
United States
NLM ID
0126611
Subset
IM
External Links
PubMed source DOI: 10.1007/BF00484501 View journal details
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