| Literature DB >> 24482129 |
R D Firn1, R S Burden, H F Taylor.
Abstract
The plant growth inhibitor xanthoxin which can be prepared in vitro by the oxidation of certain xanthophylls has been identified in the ether extracts of the shoots of a wide variety of higher plants. Gas liquid chromatography of an acetylated derivative has been used for its quantitative estimation.Evidence is provided that xanthoxin is a true endogenous inhibitor and that violaxanthin or a related xanthophyll epoxide is its biogenetic precursor. The importance of xanthoxin and its relationship with abscisic acid and other plant growth inhibitors is discussed.Entities:
Year: 1971 PMID: 24482129 DOI: 10.1007/BF00384865
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Planta ISSN: 0032-0935 Impact factor: 4.116