Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors neostigmine and physostigmine inhibit induction of alpha-amylase activity during seed germination in barley, Hordeum vulgare var. Jyoti

Life Sciences

Volumn 80, Issue 24-25, 2007, Pages 2386-2388

  Beri, Veena ^a   Gupta, Rajendra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Acetylcholinesterase; Alpha amylase; AMO 1618; Gibberellic acid; Neostigmine; Non neuronal; Physostigmine; Quaternary ammonium compounds

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ACETYLCHOLINE; AMYLASE; CHOLINE; CHOLINESTERASE; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; GIBBERELLIC ACID; NEOSTIGMINE; NEUROTRANSMITTER; PHYSOSTIGMINE; PHYTOHORMONE; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE; STARCH;

ARTICLE; BARLEY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME INDUCTION; GERMINATION; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT SEED;

ACETATES; ACETYLCHOLINE; ALPHA-AMYLASE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHOLINE; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; GERMINATION; HORDEUM; NEOSTIGMINE; PHYSOSTIGMINE; PLANT ROOTS; PLANT SHOOTS; SEEDS; TIME FACTORS;

HORDEUM; HORDEUM VULGARE;

EID: 34249308474     PISSN: 00243205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2007.02.018     Document Type: Article

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