title: Studies on the hormonal relationships of algae in pure culture : III. Tryptamine is an intermediate in the conversion of tryptophan to indole-3-acetic acid by the blue-green alga Chlorogloea fritschii.
abstract: The metabolism of L-tryptophan (methylene-C(14)) by Chlorogloea fritschii has been studied in sterile conditions. This organism can produce Indole-3-Acetic acid (IAA) from tryptophan. Tryptamine has been shown to be one of the intermediate compound in the conversion of tryptophan to IAA. The formation of Indole-3-pyruvic acid could not be demonstrated.
authors: Department of Biology, University of York, England.
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authors: MR
authors: Ahmad
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authors: Winter