title: Metabolism of Indole-3-Acetic Acid by Pericarp Discs from Immature and Mature Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill).
abstract: [1'-(14)C, (13)C(6)]Indole-3-acetic acid was infiltrated into immature pericarp discs from fruits of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill., cv Moneymaker). After a 24-h incubation period the discs were extracted with methanol and the partially purified extract was analyzed by reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography-radiocounting. Five metabolite peaks (1-5) were detected and subsequently analyzed by combined high-performance liquid chromatography-frit-fast atom bombardment-mass spectrometry. The metabolite 4 fraction was found to contain [(13)C(6)]-indole-3-acetylaspartic acid, and analysis of metabolite 5 identified [(13)C(6)]indole-3-acetyl-beta-d-glucose. The other metabolites could not be identified, but alkaline hydrolysis studies and gel permeation chromatography indicated that metabolites 1 and 3 were both amide conjugates with a molecular weight of approximately 600. Studies with radiolabeled indole-3-acetic acid, indole-3-acetylaspartic acid, and indole-3-acetyl-beta-d-glucose demonstrated that in immature pericarp indole-3-acetic acid is deactivated primarily via metabolism to indole-3-acetylaspartic acid, which is further converted to metabolites 1, 2, and 3. In mature, pink pericarp discs, indole-3-acetic acid is converted more extensively to its glucosyl conjugate. Conjugation of indole-3-acetic acid to indole-3-acetylaspartic acid appears to be dependent upon protein synthesis because it is inhibited by cycloheximide. In contrast, cycloheximide has little effect on the further conversion of indole-3-acetylaspartic acid to metabolites 1, 2, and 3.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Agroquímica y Tecnología de Alimentos, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Jaime Roig 11, 46010 Valencia, Spain.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Catalá
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ostin
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chamarro
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sandberg
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Crozier