In yesterday's article I explained that vitamins are organic compounds necessary for the normal metabolism of certain living organisms, and that in the case of in vitro techniques for mass plant multiplication, the following groups are among the vitamins used in culture media.
▶ The first group is Thiamine (B1), which is an essential component of the coenzymes that catalyze the oxidation of pyruvic acid in the respiratory cycle. Therefore, without this vitamin, living cells cannot perform their vital functions.
The second group is Riboflavin (B2), a vitamin necessary for root growth and induction of root formation. It acts mainly in apical dominance.
The third group is Niacin (B12), which plays an important role in respiration because it is a component of coenzymes I and II, which are hydrogen-bearing groups in the respiratory phase of dehydrogenation.
The fourth group is Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C), which is involved in the oxidation systems of the cell and establishes favorable oxidation-reduction potentials.
I must clarify that in culture media for plant multiplication by in vitro techniques, crystals of Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C) are used to reduce oxidized tannins in vitro or on the surface of freshly cut fruits, hence, any water-soluble vitamin, synthesized in one part of the plant and transferred to another, in which it acts, deserves the name of hormone.
