Enzymatic production of the plant growth inhibitor, xanthoxin.
Incubation of violaxanthin with lipoxygenase and linoleate gave rise to the plant growth inhibitor, xanthoxin; and the yields were reduced to 1/10 and 1/20 by the omission of lipoxygenase and both lipoxygenase and linoleate respecively.
Department of Botany, University of Hull, England.
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