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Comparison of the Effects of Gibberellic Acid and Aflatoxin in Germinating Seeds

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ONE biological activity attributed to gibberellic acid is the stimulation of protein synthesis in germinating seeds. The first such effect was reported for α-amylase1–3; Black and Altschul4 reported a similar effect for the synthesis of lipase in the distal halves of cottonseed (Gossypium hirsutum). This was not true for all samples of cottonseed investigated; in some there was apparently no need for exogenous gibberellic acid to support lipase development. Aflatoxin inhibited lipase formation in cottonseed4.

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  1. H. C. JONES

    Present address: Division of Forestry Development, T.V.A., Norris, Tennessee, U.S.A.

  2. H. S. BLACK

    Present address: M.D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute, Houston, Texas, U.S.A.

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  1. Seed Protein Pioneering Research Laboratory, New Orleans, Louisiana

    H. C. JONES, H. S. BLACK & A. M. ALTSCHUL

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JONES, H., BLACK, H. & ALTSCHUL, A. Comparison of the Effects of Gibberellic Acid and Aflatoxin in Germinating Seeds. Nature 214, 171–172 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/214171a0

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