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Stigmasteryl-β-D-glucoside as an auxin synergist

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The presence of an auxin synergist was confirmed in the neutral fraction of extracts from peanut plants (Arachis hypogaea L.). The main component resposible for the activity was established as stigmasteryl-β-D-glucoside. It promoted markedly the elongation of Avena coleoptile segments induced by indoleacetic acid (IAA), but was only weakly active in the absence of IAA.

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Abbreviations

GA:

gibberellic acid

IAA:

indoleacetic acid

NMR:

nuclear magnetic resonance

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  1. Arno Tietz

    Present address: Institut für Allgemeine Botanik, Jungisstraße 6, D-2000, Hamburg 36, Federal Republic of Germany

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  1. Department of Agricultural Chemistry, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan

    Yasuo Kimura, Arno Tietz & Saburo Tamura

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Kimura, Y., Tietz, A. & Tamura, S. Stigmasteryl-β-D-glucoside as an auxin synergist. Planta 126, 289–292 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00388971

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