Abstract
The treatment of vegetative cells ofStigeoclonium pascheri with caffeine delayed the initiation of sporulation and decreased the percentage sporulation. However, the treatment of spores with 500 and 1000 ppm caffeine for short durations accelerated the initiation of spore germination and increased the percentage spore germination.
Article PDF
Similar content being viewed by others
Avoid common mistakes on your manuscript.
References
Cox E.R., Bold H.C.: Taxonomic investigation ofStigeoclonium, p. 10 inPhycological Studies, Vol. VII. University of Texas, Austin 1966.
Gimenez-Martin G., Lopez-Saez J.F., Gonzalez-Fernandez A.: Kinetics of binucleate cell production by caffeine.Cytology 34, 29 (1969).
Kihlman B.A.:Caffeine and Chromosome. Elsevier, Amsterdam—New York—Oxford 1977.
Kihlman B., Levan A.: The cytological effect of caffeine.Hereditas 35, 109 (1949).
Lehmann A.B., Kirk-Bell S.: Effects of caffeine and theophylline on DNA synthesis in unirradiated and UV-irradiated mammalian cells.Mutat.Res. 26, 73 (1974).
Sarma Y.S.R.K., Shyam R.: Effects of colchicine, maleic hydrazide, caffeine and theobromine on cell division of the algal flagellateGymnodinium inversum var.elongatum Nygaard (Dinophyceae).Ind.J.Exp.Biol. 13, 387 (1975).
Singh R.N., Kashyap A.K.: Induction of mutations in the blue-green algaPlectonema boryanum Gomont.Mutat.Res. 43, 37 (1977).
Solberg K.A., ØVREBø S., Kleppe R.K., Kleppe K.: Effects of caffeine on DNA polymerase I fromEscherichia coli. Studiesin vitro andin vivo.Mutat.Res. 51, 1 (1978).
Timson J.: The effect of caffeine on the mitosis of human lymphocytes in culture.Brit.J.Pharmacol. 38, 731 (1970).
Timson J.: Caffeine.Mutat.Res. 47, 1 (1977).
Tsuboi M., Yanagishima N.: Comparative studies on sporulation promotive activities of cyclic AMP, theophylline and caffeine inSaccharomyces cerevisiae.Arch.Mikrobiol. 105, 83 (1975).
Zuk J., Swietlinska Z.: Effect of caffeine on nucleic acid and protein synthesis inVicia faba.Mutat.Res. 17, 207 (1973).
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Agrawal, S.C. Effects of caffeine on the sporulation and spore germination in the green algastigeoclonium pascheri . Folia Microbiol 30, 51–54 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02922497
Received:
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02922497