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  • Photophysical characterisation of the Plant Growth Regulator 2-(1-Naphthyl) acetamide
    Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry, 2013
    Co-Authors: Eliana Sousa Da Silva, Pascal Wong-wah-chung, Mohamed Sarakha, Hugh D. Burrows
    Abstract:

    The photophysical properties of the widely used Plant Growth Regulator 2-(1-naphthyl) acetamide (NAD) were studied in water and representative organic solvents (ethanol, ethylene glycol, acetonitrile, chloroform, 1,4-dioxane) employing steady-state and time-resolved spectroscopy. Quantum yields and lifetimes of fluorescence, phosphorescence and triplet formation and triplet-triplet absorption spectra were obtained. From these, all radiative and radiationless rate constants have been determined, together with singlet and triplet excited state energies (4.00 and 2.69 eV, respectively). The fluorescence quantum yield and lifetime increased on going from water (ΦF 0.066, τF 35.0 ns) to non-hydrogen bonding solvents (ΦF 0.357, τF 51.0 ns in 1,4-dioxane), probably due to decreased internal conversion. Fluorescence was quenched by several anions through an electron transfer process. A limit on the reduction potential of 1NAD* of E0 2.1 ± 0.2 V was estimated. The attribution of the transient absorption seen in nanosecond laser flash photolysis to 3NAD* was confirmed by energy transfer and oxygen quenching. Quenching of triplet states leads to singlet oxygen formation, with quantum yields varying from 0.097 in water to 0.396 in chloroform. However, these are lower than the triplet state quantum yields, particularly in water (ΦT 0.424), indicating competing quenching pathways, probably involving electron transfer. The relevance of these results to the photoreactivity of NAD under environmental conditions is discussed.

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  • Thidiazuron-induced abnormalities in Plant tissue cultures
    Plant Cell Reports, 2018
    Co-Authors: Yaser Hassan Dewir, Yougasphree Naidoo, Jaime A. Teixeira Da Silva
    Abstract:

    Thidiazuron (TDZ) is a proven effective and potent synthetic Plant Growth Regulator for organogenic, regeneration, and developmental pathways, including axillary and adventitious shoot proliferation, somatic embryogenesis, and in vitro flowering. TDZ has facilitated the establishment of in vitro cultures for several Plant species, especially woody and recalcitrant Plants, which has enabled their genetic transformation and improvement. Despite the effectiveness and advantages of using TDZ, several drawbacks are associated with its application in Plant tissue culture. This review addresses the morphological, physiological, and cytogenetic abnormalities associated with the use of TDZ in vitro, and provides a summary of these abnormalities in several Plant species.