“…For aging experiments tubers were sliced (1.5 mm thick), washed, and incubated for 48 h in aerated (4 dm3 min-l), distilled water containing various chemicals, as described previously (Reichhart et al, 1980). Chemicals tested as C4H effectors were prototype P450 inducers known to trigger different signal transduction pathways in animals and bacteria (phenobarbital, aminopyrine, P-naphthoflavone, isosafrole, 3-methylcholanthrene, benzo[a]pyrene, clofibrate, and DEHP) (Bresnick, 1993), plant metabolites (flavone and 8-methoxypsoralen), metals (MnCl,, HgCl,, and CdCl,), and agrochemicals (biphenyl, lindane, and NA), a11 known to induce animal or plant P450s (Reichhart et al, 1979;Fujita, 1985;Letteron et al, 1986;Fonne-Pfister et al, 1988;Borlakoglu and John, 1989;Siess et al, 1989;McFadden et al, 1990;Batard et al, 1995).…”