Oxidation of indole-3-acetic acid to oxindole-3-acetic acid by etiolated and green corn tissues

Journal Article · Sat Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 1989 · Plant Physiology, Supplement; (USA)

OSTI ID:6610066

Reinecke, D ^[1]

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1. Michigan State Univ., East Lansing (USA)

Etiolated corn tissues oxidase indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) to oxindole-3-acetic acid (OxIAA). This oxidation results in loss of auxin activity and may plant a role in regulating IAA-stimulated growth. The enzyme has been partially purified and characterized and shown to require O{sub 2}, and a heat-stable lipid-soluble corn factor which can be replaced by linolenic or linoleic acids in the oxidation of IAA. Corn oil was tested as a cofactor in the IAA oxidation reaction. Corn oil stimulated enzyme activity by 30% while trilinolein was inactive. The capacity of green tissue to oxidize IAA was examined by incubating leaf sections from 2 week old light-grown corn seedlings with {sup 14}C-IAA. OxIAA and IAA were separated from other IAA metabolites on a 3 ml anion exchange column. Of the IAA taken up by the sections, 13% was oxidized to OxIAA. This is the first evidence that green tissue of corn may also regulate IAA levels by oxidizing IAA to OxIAA.

• OSTI ID: 6610066
• Journal Information: Plant Physiology, Supplement; (USA), Vol. 89:4; ISSN 0079-2241
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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AUXINS
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MAIZE
PLANT GROWTH
CARBON 14 COMPOUNDS
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
FRACTIONATION
ION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY
PLANT TISSUES
TRACER TECHNIQUES
BODY
CEREALS
CHROMATOGRAPHY
GRASS
GROWTH
ISOTOPE APPLICATIONS
LABELLED COMPOUNDS
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MAGNOLIOPHYTA
PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS
PLANTS
SEPARATION PROCESSES
TISSUES
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