Abstract

Membrane fractions were isolated from etiolated maize coleoptiles by differential and sucrose density gradient centrifugation. Specific membrane components were identified by using marker enzyme activities. Fractions were also tested for α-naphthylacetic acid (NAA).and N-naphthylphthalamic acid (NPA) binding activities. Evidence is presented for the isolation of a plasma-membrane fraction containing specific binding sites for NPA, a high concentration of sterols, and most of the total UDP-glucose sterol glucosyltransferase activity. A fraction rich in endoplasmic reticulum is shown to contain most of the binding sites for NAA and all of the activity of both S-adeno-Syl- L-methionine-Δ24 cycloartenol methyltransferase and cycloeucalenol-obtusifoliol isomerase.

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