Sodium cacodylate as antimitotic agent

Jadwiga A. Tarkowska

Abstract


The effect of pure sodium cacodylate on dividing cells was studied. The root meristematic cells of Allium cepa L. (the roots were squashed in acetoorcein) and endosperm cells of Haemanthus katherinae Bak. (in vitro observations) were used. Serious disturbances in karyokinesis and cytokinesis were found that led most often to the formation of polyploid or multinucleate (A. cepa) cells. These results point to damage of the mitotic spindle and phragmoplast. Careful use of cacodylate buffer in ultrastructural studies of microtubules is advised.

Keywords


sodium cacodylate; mitosis; microtubules

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5586/asbp.1988.032

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  • 2083-9480 (online)
  • 0001-6977 (print; ceased since 2016)
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