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Effects of Maleic Hydrazide on the Synthesis of Protein and Metabolism of Amino Acids in Tea

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 June 2017

P. K. Biswas ,
Oscar Hall  and
B. D. Mayberry
P. K. Biswas
Affiliation:
Department of Horticulture, and the Carver Research Foundation, Tuskegee Institute, Alabama
Oscar Hall
Affiliation:
Department of Horticulture, and the Carver Research Foundation, Tuskegee Institute, Alabama
B. D. Mayberry
Affiliation:
Department of Horticulture, and the Carver Research Foundation, Tuskegee Institute, Alabama
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Abstract

The maleic hydrazide-30 treated plants increased in protein hydrolysate significantly over the controls, without having any growth. Therefore, this suggests that the synthesis of protein and metabolism of amino acids is not directly related to growth in tea (Camellia sinensis). The inhibitory effects may be due to the lack of synthesis of growth hormones responsible for cell enlargement, or may have a direct effect on the cell wall, reducing the cell plasticity. Hydrolysis with 6N HCl causes a significant destruction of amino acids.

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Brief Papers
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Weeds , Volume 14 , Issue 4 , October 1966 , pp. 329 - 331
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Copyright © 1966 Weed Science Society of America 

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