Callus tissue of
Haworthia mirabilis Haw. was irradiated with
60Co gamma rays. tRNA was isolated, hydrolyzed enzymatically, and cytokinin-active ribonucleosides were separated by Sephadex
LH-20 column chromatography and assayed with the tobaccocallus cytokinin bioassay. Three cytokinins were detected in tRNA
from irradiated tissue, two of which chromatographed with zeatin riboside and N
6-(Δ
2-isopentenyl)adenosine. The third cytokinin-active ribonucleoside was retained longer than the above compounds on the Sephadex
column and may be 2-methylthio-N
6-(Δ
2-isopentenyl)adenosine. Two cytokinins were detected in tRNA from nonirradiated tissue—those chromatographed with zeatin riboside
and N
6-(Δ
2-isopentenyl)adenosine. Relationships between cytokinins from tRNA and free cytokinins found in tissue earlier are discussed.
Key words cytokinins - tRNA -
60Co gamma rays - callus -
Haworthia mirabilitis
This is paper 78-10-124 of the Kentucky Agricultural Experiment Staton and is published with approval of the Director.