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Metabolism of ribosylzeatin-5′-monophosphate by soybean callus

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Using cytokinin dependent soybean callus and HPLC analysis it was shown that soybean callus rapidly metabolises ribosylzeatin-5′-monophosphate to biologically active compounds which co-chromatographed with trans-ribosylzeatin and trans-zeatin.

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Abbreviations

Z:

zeatin

RZ:

ribosylzeatin

RZMP:

ribosylzeatin-5′-monophosphate

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  1. UN/FRD Research Unit for Plant Growth and Development, Department of Botany, University of Natal, 3200, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa

    J. Van Staden & F. E. Drewes

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Van Staden, J., Drewes, F.E. Metabolism of ribosylzeatin-5′-monophosphate by soybean callus. Plant Growth Regul 11, 189–191 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00024073

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