Effect of Wound Shock on Protein Synthesis in Leaves of C3and C4Plants

摘要

Wound stress causes an initial decrease in the uptake and subsequent incorporation of radiolabelled methionine in leaves of C3(peanut and soybean) and C4(sorghum and maize) plants. A four-hour incubation of excised leaves at 25°C permits them to recover from wounding and thereby facilitates monitoring of changes in protein synthesis caused by heat shock or other types of environmental stress