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Polyamine Metabolism in Embryogenic Cells of Daucus carota

II. Changes in Arginine Decarboxylase Activity

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Embryogenic cultured cells of Daucus carota have been shown to synthesize putrescine from exogenously supplied [¹⁴C]arginine at twice the rate of control nonembryogenic cells. In the present paper, the activity of arginine decarboxylase (arginine carboxy-lyase, EC 4.1.1.19), an important enzyme in the synthesis of putrescine, was assayed and also found to be elevated by as much as 2-fold in embryogenic cells. This difference between embryogenic and nonembryogenic cells was observed as early as 6 hours after the induction of embryogenesis and appeared not to result from the presence of a diffusible inhibitor or activator. It seemed to be dependent upon concomitant RNA and protein synthesis, as judged using 6-methyl-purine and cycloheximide. After cycloheximide addition to the culture medium, arginine decarboxylase activity declined with a half-time of about 30 minutes in both embryogenic and nonembryogenic cells. It is suggested that elevated arginine decarboxylase activity is involved in the mechanism leading to elevated putrescine levels in these cells and hence may play a role in the embryogenic process.

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