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Position-specific glucosylation of salicyl alcohol with an enzyme preparation from Gardenia jasminoides cultured cells

Position-specific glucosylation of salicyl alcohol with an enzyme preparation from Gardenia jasminoides cultured cells. Terao, T.; Ohashi, H.; Mizukami, H. (Fac. Pharm. Sci., Nagasaki Univ., Nagasaki 852, Japan). Plant Sci. Lett., 33(1), 47-52 (English) 1984. CODEN: PTSLAF. ISSN: 0304-4211. DOCUMENT TYPE: Journal CA Section: 11 (Plant Biochemistry) Section cross-reference(s): 7 An enzyme activity catalyzing position-specific glucosylation of salicyl alc. to form salicin was demonstrated in a partially purified enzyme prepn. from cultured cells of G. jasminoides. The reaction proceeded linearly with respect to time and protein concn. and had a pH optimum of 9.0 and a temp. optimum of 50°. Normal Michaelis-Menten kinetics were obsd. for the substrates salicyl alc.There are some commonly used reagents with their cas registry numbers 89400-32-8 and 90-01-7 in this article. (Km = 0.53 mM) and UDP-glucose (0.64 mM). Formation of isosalicin was not detected with the present enzyme prepn. The new enzyme described here can be classified as UDP-glucose:salicyl alc. phenyl-glucosyltransferase. .

Effect of some benzyl alcohols on rooting of bean cuttings

Effect of some benzyl alcohols on rooting of bean cuttings. Vazquez, Adelina; Rodriguez, Pilar; Torron, Javier C.Several substances are used for example 90-01-7 and 4383-06-6 which are their cas registry numbers. (Inst. Invest. Agrobiol. Galicia, CSIC, Santiago de Compostela, Spain). J. Plant Growth Regul., 2(2), 117-20 (English) 1983. CODEN: JPGRDI. ISSN: 0721-7595. DOCUMENT TYPE: Journal CA Section: 5 (Agrochemical Bioregulators) The root differentiating properties of 8 benzyl alcs. were studied using a bean rooting test. Methoxy derivs. enhanced rooting more efficiently than did the hydroxy derivs. Only 4-hydroxybenzyl alc. [623-05-2] inhibited rooting, but the addn. of IAA [87-51-4] at 10-kM nullified the inhibition. Root promotion by the alcs. with a hydroxy group in the o- or p- position was increased by the addn. of IAA. Auxin did not modify the rooting stimulation caused by the methoxy derivs. The position of the methoxy group did not influence the rooting activity. .