Effects of XXLGol (a), XXFGol (b), XXXGol (d) and
the trisaccharide methyl
α-l-Fuc-(1→2)-β-d-Gal-(1→2)-β-d-Xyl
(e) on GA3-stimulated α-l-fucosidase in
R. fruticosus protoplasts. The results are expressed as
the R value in A and B and as the mean percentage of
activation of GA3-stimulated response in C. Protoplasts
(2 × 106) in 25 mL of buffer were incubated for 15
min with sugar up to 100 nm in the presence of 10
nm GA3. Each curve was obtained by
least-squares regression of data from three to four replications
carried out from three independent inducer sets. R is
reported as the rate of α-1-fucosidase activity of
treated protoplasts over controls. The mean percentage of activation is
calculated as = R(GA3 +
oligosaccharide) −
(R[GA3])/(R[GA3])
− R(control) × 100, where
R(GA3 + oligosaccharide) and
R(GA3) are R values in
protoplasts incubated with sugar and GA3 and with
GA3, respectively, and
R(control) is the R value in
protoplasts suspended in buffer without the addition of 2,4-D or
oligosaccharides.