EFFECT OF ANTIBIOTICS ON THE GERMINATION AND PROTEASE ACTIVITY OF MAIZE SEEDS

There is evidence that the loss of proteins during germination is accompanied by activation/synthesis of the enzyme protease which mediate the degradation of protein (Pernollet. 1978). It has also been reported earlier that the chloramphenicol and cycloheximide both are inhibitory for the germination of many seeds (Srivastava et a/., 1972, Srivastava, 1976). In order to gain some insight into the regulatory mechanism of such actiVity, the effect of protein inhibitors has been studied during the germination of lea mays.