Conversion of indole-3-ethanol to indole-3-acetic Acid in cucumber seedling shoots.
Indoleethanol-(14)C was applied to intact cucumber seedlings and to hypocotyl segments. The presence of indoleacetic acid-(14)C in tissue extracts was demonstrated by thin layer radiochromatography. There was no evidence of conversion of indoleacetic acid to indoleethanol. It is suggested that the growth-promoting activity of indoleethanol is due to its conversion to indoleacetic acid.
Rayle
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Department of Biological Sciences, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106.
Purves
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