Abstract
The pheromone receptor specificity and threshold concentrations have been determined for spermatozoid chemotaxis in Laminaria digitata in structure-activity studies. The results are in agreement with the current concept on the pheromone receptor interaction in brown algae, which is based on mutually-induced dipole-dipole interaction, dispersion forces and hydrophobic forces. Comparison with the receptor specificity in pheromone-induced spermatozoid release in the same species indicates that different pheromone receptors are involved in these two functions.
Received: 1994-3-7
Revised: 1994-5-17
Published Online: 2014-6-2
Published in Print: 1994-10-1
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