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Incorporation of Mevalonic Acid into Ribosylzeatin in Tobacco Callus Ribonucleic Acid Preparations ¹

^a Institute of Plant Development, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706

The incorporation of ¹⁴C-2-mevalonic acid into transfer RNA and ribosomal RNA (high molecular weight RNA) in rapidly growing, cytokinin-dependent tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum var. Wisconsin No. 38) callus cultures has been investigated. Approximately 40% of the label incorporated into transfer RNA was present in a ribonucleoside with chromatographic properties identical to those of cis-ribosylzeatin. The remainder of the label in the transfer RNA appears to be nonspecific incorporation resulting from degradation and metabolism of ¹⁴C-2-mevalonic acid by the tobacco callus tissue. Although the total radioactivity incorporated into ribosomal RNA was roughly the same as in transfer RNA, the specific radioactivity of the transfer RNA was about four times higher than that of the ribosomal RNA, and the ribosomal RNA labeling could be distinguished from the cytokinin labeling observed in transfer RNA. The distributions of the ¹⁴C-2-mevalonic acid label and cytokinin activity in tobacco callus transfer RNA fractionated by benzoylated diethylaminoethylcellulose chromatography indicate that at least two cytokinin-containing transfer RNA species are present in this tissue.

³ Present address: Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Ore. 97331.

¹ This work was supported in part by National Science Foundation Research Grant GB-35260X1 (BMS72-02226) to F. S.

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