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. 1973 Mar;51(3):563–569. doi: 10.1104/pp.51.3.563

trans-Ribosylzeatin

Its Biosynthesis in Zea mays Endosperm and the Mycorrhizal Fungus, Rhizopogon roseolus1

George Miura a, Ross H Hall a
PMCID: PMC366305  PMID: 16658369

Abstract

When [8-14C]-N6-(Δ2-isopentenyl) adenosine is incubated with the endosperm of corn (2 weeks after pollination), it is converted to [14C]-N6-(4-hydroxy-3-methylbut-2-trans-enyl) adenosine, trans-ribosylzeatin. This biosynthetic step, N6-(Δ2-isopentenyl) adenosine to ribosylzeatin, also occurs in the mycorrhizal fungus, Rhizopogon roseolus.

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