Biomaterial Database

[Properties of cotton inorganic pyrophosphatase]. 2007

B O Beknazarov, and M N Valikhanov

The activity of inorganic pyrophosphatase and pyrophosphate content were studied in developing and germinating cotton seeds. It was shown that the content of pyrophosphate in germinating seeds reached its maximum value after two days of their development, and the activity of inorganic pyrophosphatase, one day after the beginning of seed bud formation. The low pyrophosphatase activity of dormant seeds increased during their germination under open-ground conditions, reaching its maximum on day 6-7. Properties of partly purified pyrophosphatase from three-day-old cotton seedlings grown under laboratory conditions were studied.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D003368	Gossypium	A plant genus of the family MALVACEAE. It is the source of COTTON FIBER; COTTONSEED OIL, which is used for cooking, and GOSSYPOL. The economically important cotton crop is a major user of agricultural PESTICIDES.	Cotton Plant,Cotton Plants,Gossypiums,Plant, Cotton,Plants, Cotton
D012639	Seeds	The encapsulated embryos of flowering plants. They are used as is or for animal feed because of the high content of concentrated nutrients like starches, proteins, and fats. Rapeseed, cottonseed, and sunflower seed are also produced for the oils (fats) they yield.	Diaspores,Elaiosomes,Embryos, Plant,Plant Embryos,Plant Zygotes,Zygotes, Plant,Diaspore,Elaiosome,Embryo, Plant,Plant Embryo,Plant Zygote,Seed,Zygote, Plant
D043564	Inorganic Pyrophosphatase	An enzyme which catalyzes the hydrolysis of diphosphate (DIPHOSPHATES) into inorganic phosphate. The hydrolysis of pyrophosphate is coupled to the transport of HYDROGEN IONS across a membrane.	Pyrophosphatase, Inorganic,H(+)-PPase,H+-Pyrophosphatase,Proton-Pumping Inorganic Pyrophosphatase,Proton-Translocating Pyrophosphatase,Pyrophosphate-Energized Inorganic Pyrophosphatase,H+ Pyrophosphatase,Inorganic Pyrophosphatase, Proton-Pumping,Inorganic Pyrophosphatase, Pyrophosphate-Energized,Proton Pumping Inorganic Pyrophosphatase,Proton Translocating Pyrophosphatase,Pyrophosphatase, Proton-Pumping Inorganic,Pyrophosphatase, Proton-Translocating,Pyrophosphatase, Pyrophosphate-Energized Inorganic,Pyrophosphate Energized Inorganic Pyrophosphatase
D018525	Germination	The initial stages of the growth of SEEDS into a SEEDLINGS. The embryonic shoot (plumule) and embryonic PLANT ROOTS (radicle) emerge and grow upwards and downwards respectively. Food reserves for germination come from endosperm tissue within the seed and/or from the seed leaves (COTYLEDON). (Concise Dictionary of Biology, 1990)	Germinations