Phytosulfokine Explained

Phytosulfokines are plant hormones that belong to the growing class of plant peptide hormones. Phytosulfokines are sulfated growth factors strongly promoting proliferation of plant cells in cultures.

References

• Matsubayashi Y, Sakagami Y . Phytosulfokine, sulfated peptides that induce the proliferation of single mesophyll cells of Asparagus officinalis L . Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. . 93 . 15 . 7623–7 . July 1996 . 8755525 . 38796 . 10.1073/pnas.93.15.7623. free .