Enzyme activity and reserve mobilization during Macaw palm ( Acrocomia aculeata ) seed germination

Enzyme activity and reserve mobilization during Macaw palm ( Acrocomia aculeata ) seed germination

ABSTRACT Reserve mobilization in seeds occurs after visible germination, which is marked by the protrusion of the radicle or cotyledonary petiole, as in species of Arecaceae. Acrocomia aculeata (macaw palm), usually produces hard seeds whose endosperm has mannan-rich cell walls. We investigated the...

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Main Authors: Elisa Monteze Bicalho, Sérgio Yoshimitsu Motoike, Eduardo Euclydes de Lima e Borges, Glauciana da Mata Ataíde, Valéria Monteze Guimarães
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Botânica do Brasil 2016-01-01
Series:Acta Botânica Brasílica
Subjects:
α-galactosidase
Arecaceae
endo-β-mannanase
galactomannan
lipid
palm seed
protein
starch
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