Redden, Alison M.

Roesner, Faculty Advisor, Rebecca

Walker, Faculty Advisor, Loni

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Illinois Wesleyan UniversityDigital Commons @ IWUJohn Wesley Powell Student ResearchConference 2004, 15th Annual JWP ConferenceApr 17th, 9:00 AM - 10:00 AMIsolation and Characterization of Gibberellins fromthe Moss C. PurpureusAlison M. ReddenIllinois Wesleyan UniversityRebecca Roesner, Faculty AdvisorIllinois Wesleyan UniversityLoni Walker, Faculty AdvisorIllinois Wesleyan UniversityFollow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.iwu.edu/jwprcThis Event is brought to you for free and open access by The Ames Library, the Andrew W. Mellon Center for Curricular and FacultyDevelopment, the Office of the Provost and the Office of the President. It has been accepted for inclusion in Digital Commons @ IWU bythe faculty at Illinois Wesleyan University. For more information, please contact digitalcommons@iwu.edu.©Copyright is owned by the author of this document.Redden, Alison M.; Roesner, Faculty Advisor, Rebecca; and Walker, Faculty Advisor, Loni, "Isolation and Characterizationof Gibberellins from the Moss C. Purpureus" (2004). John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference. 24.http://digitalcommons.iwu.edu/jwprc/2004/posters/24THE JOHN WESLEY POWELL STUDENT RESEARCH CONFERENCE - APRIL 2004 Poster Presentation P43 ISOLATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF GIBBERELLINS FROM THE MOSS C. PURPUREUS Alison M. Redden and Rebecca Roesner* and Loni Walker * Department of Chemistry and Biology, Illinois Wesleyan University The plant hormone Gibberellic Acid (GA) is known to mediate a number of developmental processes in flowering plants, including fruit growth, germination, and internode elongation. Although the information concerning GAs in flowering plants is well documented, very few studies have addressed the roles of GAs in non-flowering bryophytes, specifically the mosses. Recent evidence suggests that GA may also play an important role in the growth and development of mosses, specifically Ceratodon purpureus. Preliminary studies utilizing a GA biosynthesis inhibitor caused a dramatic decrease in C. purpureus growth, while the application of exogenous GA restored normal growth. These observations lead to the conclusion that Gibberellic Acid is vital to normal growth and function in the mosses. Results from further growth studies, as well as current attempts to isolate and characterize gibberellins from plant tissue are reported. GA4 - Commercially available C19 GA 

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