Oxidative enzymes of the lanceolate mutant in tomato: A reappraisal

✍ Scribed by John L. Caruso; James H. Glier

• Book ID: 104785698
• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 1973
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 236 KB
• Volume: 8
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0006-2928
• DOI: 10.1007/bf00487340

✦ Synopsis

Shoot tips of the lanceolate mutant in tomato (Lycopersicon escuIentum Mill.) were reported by Mathan and Cole (1964) to have higher activities of four different oxidative enzymes as compared to the normal plant. The enzymes were characterized spectrophotometrically and were named catalase, laccase, peroxidase, and tyrosinase. The activities of these enzymes were highest in the narrow form of the homozygous mutant and intermediate in the heterozygote.