Kinetin-induced chloroplast maturation in cultures of tobacco tissue.
Cultured tobacco tissue possesses proplastids capable of differentiating into mature chloroplasts. Kinetin (6-furfurylaminopurine) is a specific requirement for this differentiation; the absence of this compound results in a blockage of the formation of grana. The possibility that kinetin exerts a direct effect upon chloroplast differentiation is considered.
D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000187:drug effects*; D002736:Chloroplasts / Q000187:drug effects*; D046508:Culture Techniques; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D010937:Plant Growth Regulators / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010947:Plants, Toxic; D014026:Nicotiana / Q000166:cytology*
D010937:Plant Growth Regulators