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Development and Growth Regulation

[¹⁴C]GA₁₂-Aldehyde, [¹⁴C]GA₁₂, and [²H]- and [¹⁴C]GA₅₃ Metabolism by Elongating Pea Pericarp ¹

Department of Biology, Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota 55057, Department of Horticultural Science, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota 55108

Gibberellins (GAs) are either required for, or at least promote, the growth of the pea (Pisum sativum L.) fruit. Whether the pericarp of the pea fruit produces GAs in situ and/or whether GAs are transported into the pericarp from the developing seeds or maternal plant is currently unknown. The objective of this research was to investigate whether the pericarp tissue contains enzymes capable of metabolizing GAs from [¹⁴C]GA₁₂-7-aldehyde ([¹⁴C]GA₁₂ald) to biologically active GAs. The metabolism of GAs early in the biosynthetic pathway, [¹⁴C]GA₁₂ and [¹⁴C]GA₁₂ald, was investigated in pericarp tissue isolated from 4-day-old pea fruits. [¹⁴C]GA₁₂ald was metabolized primarily to [¹⁴C]GA₁₂ald-conjugate, [¹⁴C]GA₁₂, [¹⁴C]GA₅₃, and polar conjugate-like products by isolated pericarp. In contrast, [¹⁴C]GA₁₂ was converted primarily to [¹⁴C]GA₅₃ and polar conjugate-like products. Upon further investigations with intact 4-day-old fruits on the plant, [¹⁴C]GA₁₂ was found to be converted to a product which copurified with endogenous GA₂₀. Lastly, [²H]GA₂₀ and [²H]GA₁ were recovered 48 hours after application of [²H]- and [¹⁴C]GA₅₃ to pericarp tissue of intact 3-day-old pea fruits. These results demonstrate that pericarp tissue metabolizes GAs and suggests a function for pericarp GA metabolism during fruit growth.

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