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. 1967 Aug;42(8):1091–1093. doi: 10.1104/pp.42.8.1091

Conversion of Indole-3-Ethanol to Indole-3-Acetic Acid in Cucumber Seedling Shoots 1,2

David L Rayle 1,3, William K Purves 1
PMCID: PMC1086678  PMID: 16656619

Abstract

Indoleethanol-14C was applied to intact cucumber seedlings and to hypocotyl segments. The presence of indoleacetic acid-14C 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.

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  1. Rayle D. L., Purves W. K. Isolation and identification of indole-3-ethanol (tryptophol) from cucumber seedlings. Plant Physiol. 1967 Apr;42(4):520–524. doi: 10.1104/pp.42.4.520. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]

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