Leaf Proteolytic Activities and Senescence during Grain Development of Field-grown Corn (Zea mays L.)
Open Access
- 1 February 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Plant Physiology
- Vol. 59 (2), 290-294
- https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.59.2.290
Abstract
Some proteolytic enzymes occurring in the leaves of field-grown corn (Zea mays) (B73) were identified and partially characterized. Changes in activities of several proteolytic enzymes and in concentrations of protein and chlorophyll as a function of intraleaf segments (tip to base), leaf position, and leaf senescence during grain development and maturation were followed in crude leaf extracts.This publication has 15 references indexed in Scilit:
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