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Enzymatic production of the plant growth inhibitor, xanthoxin

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Incubation of violaxanthin with lipoxygenase and linoleate gave rise to the plant growth inhibitor, xanthoxin; and the yields were reduced to 1/10 and 1/20 by the omission of lipoxygenase and both lipoxygenase and linoleate respecively.

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  1. Department of Botany, University of Hull, England

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Firn, R.D., Friend, J. Enzymatic production of the plant growth inhibitor, xanthoxin. Planta 103, 263–266 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00386849

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