Pyridine 2,4-Dicarboxylic Acid Suppresses Tomato Seedling Growth

Pyridine 2,4-dicarboxylic acid is a structural analog of 2-oxoglutarate and is known to inhibit 2-oxoglutare-dependent dioxygenases. The effect of this inhibitor in tomato seedlings grown in MS media supplied with various concentrations of PDCA was investigated, resulting in shorter roots and hypoco...

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Main Authors: Sotirios Fragkostefanakis, Dimitrios Kaloudas, Panagiotis Kalaitzis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Chemistry
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fchem.2018.00003/full