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Analysis of picogram quantities of indole-3-acetic acid by gas chromatography with fused silica column and flameless nitrogen selective detector

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Use of a gas chromatograph equipped with a fused silica capillary column and a nitrogen-phosphorus detector permits selective detection of indole-3-acetic acid and other indoles at the low picogram level. The applicability of the method is demonstrated by the analysis of endogenous indole-3-acetic acid from shoots of Salix pentandra L.

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  1. Arild Ernstsen & Göran Sandberg

    Present address: Department of Forest genetics and Plant Physiology, The Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, S-901 83, Umeå, Sweden

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    Einar Jensen, Arild Ernstsen & Göran Sandberg

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Jensen, E., Ernstsen, A. & Sandberg, G. Analysis of picogram quantities of indole-3-acetic acid by gas chromatography with fused silica column and flameless nitrogen selective detector. Plant Growth Regul 4, 55–63 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00025349

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