African Journal of
Biotechnology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Biotechnol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1684-5315
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJB
  • Start Year: 2002
  • Published Articles: 12487

Short Communication

Electrophoretic characterization of crude leaf proteins in Lycopersicon and Trichosanthes cultivars

Azeez, M. A.*1 and Morakinyo, J. A.2
1Department of Pure and Applied Biology,Ladoke Akintola University of Technology,Ogbomoso, Nigeria. 2Bioscience Department, University of Ilorin, Nigeria.
Email: [email protected]

  •  Accepted: 28 September 2004
  •  Published: 30 November 2004

Abstract

Young leaves of three cultivars of Lycopersicon esculentum (Mill) and a cultivar ofTrichosanthes cucumerina var. anguina (Haines) were freshly collected at 50% flowering. Crude leaf proteins were extracted from them and characterized using polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. Intercultivar qualitative as well as quantitative protein bands depict some degree of relationship among the Lycopersicon cultivars studied. The degree of variation in protein bands as a measure of genetic divergence between L. esculentum cultivars and T. cucumerina was discussed.

 

Key words: Electrophoresis, protein, Lycopersicon, Trichosanthes.

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