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ABSTRACT IT is generally believed that energy-rich phosphate compounds act as a store-house of energy for different reactions during growth. The auxin-induced stimulation of respiration is
presumed to be due to an increased availability of phosphate acceptors due to the rapid utilization of nucleotides during the growth process1–3. Rhodes and Ashworth4 have speculated on the
mechanism by which growth substances may be metabolized for the generation of energy-rich phosphate bonds, but an unequivocal demonstration of the stimulation of nucleotide synthesis is not
available. Ormrod and Williams5 and Key _et al._6 have recently observed increased phosphorylating activities in plants sprayed with 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid. Marre and Forti7 had
noted a rapid increase in high-energy phosphate level in auxin-treated pea internode segments during the first 30 min., followed by a decline. The method of estimation of adenosine
triphosphate (ATP) adopted by them, which involves the adsorption of adenine nucleotides on charcoal followed by elution with hydrochloric acid, has several limitations when applied to
tissue sections. Since numerous metabolic reactions go on in the cell at the same time, and a large number of them concern the participation of nucleotides, particularly reactions mediated
by the kinase type of enzyme, and the phosphate residues are transferred to a variety of substrates, estimation of the level of adenine nucleotides at any given time is not the true measure
of the total ATP formed during the experimental period. A more correct approach is to estimate the phosphate esterified to organic compounds including the nucleotides. Phosphate labelled
with phosphorus-32 may be conveniently used for this purpose and the present communication summarizes the findings of an investigation directed towards this objective. Access through your
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