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Cadaverine, an Essential Diamine for the Normal Root Development of Germinating Soybean (Glycine max) Seeds ¹

Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Junin 956, Buenos Aires (1113), Argentina

When the polyamine content of soybean (Glycine max) seeds was examined during the early stages of germination, the major polyamine in the cotyledons was found to be spermidine, followed by spermine; while very low concentrations of cadaverine were found. In the embryonic axes, however, cadaverine was the main polyamine and its content markedly increased 24 hours after the start of germination. When the germination of the seeds was performed in the presence of 1 millimolar -difluoromethylornithine (DFMO), a marked decrease in the cadaverine content was found, while the other polyamines were not affected. This decrease of the cadaverine content was already noticeable after the first hours of germination. In the presence of DFMO, a pronounced elongation in the roots of the seedlings and a marked decrease in the appearance of secondary roots as compared with controls, was observed. This abnormal rooting of the seedlings caused by DFMO was almost completely reverted by the addition of 1 millimolar cadaverine. The latter also increased the appearance of secondary roots in the seedlings. The decrease in the cadaverine content produced by DFMO could be traced to a strong inhibition of lysine decarboxylase. A temporal correlation between the increase in cadaverine content and the increase in lysine decarboxylase activity was found. Both reached a maximum at the second day of germination. The activity of diamine oxidase, the cadaverine degrading enzyme, started to increase at the third day and reached a maximum between the fourth and fifth day of germination. DFMO increased the activity of diamine oxidase by about 25%. Hence, the large decrease in cadaverine content produced by DFMO has to be attributed to the in vivo suppression of lysine decarboxylase activity. Ornithine decarboxylase activity was also suppressed by DFMO, but putrescine and spermidine contents were not affected, except in the meristematic tissues. The obtained results suggest an important role for cadaverine in the normal rooting process of soybean seedlings.

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