Biochemical and morphological responses to abiotc elicitor chitin in suspension-cultured sugarcane cells

Cells of Saccharum officinarum submitted to hydrolyzated chitin for 1 to 8h produced phenolic compounds. These alterations were observed through cytochemical methods using Toluidine Blue and Phloroglucinol/HCl. After 4 h, besides cell wall change, there was a change in nuclear pattern of chitin trea...

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Main Authors: Maria Izabel Gallão, Ângelo Luiz Cortelazzo, Manuel Pedro Salema Fevereiro, Edy Sousa de Brito
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar) 2010-04-01
Series:Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132010000200002