Abstract
cis-Zeatin riboside was identified in transfer-RNA hydrolysates from both normal and crown-gall tissue of Vinca rosea L. The trans-isomer was associated exclusively with the crowngall transfer-RNA. The importance of these observations is discussed in relation to biosynthesis of free cytokinins.
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Abbreviations
- GC-MS:
-
gas chromatography-mass spectrometry
- HPLC:
-
high-performance liquid chromatography
- TLC:
-
thin-layer chromatography
- TMSi:
-
trimethylsilyl
- tRNA:
-
transfer RNA
- ZR:
-
zeatin riboside
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Palni, L.M.S., Horgan, R. Cytokinins in transfer RNA of normal and crown-gall tissue of Vinca rosea . Planta 159, 178–181 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00392990
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