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Abscisic acid in leaves of Hedera helix L.

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Abscisic acid was detected by gas-liquid chromatography of the methyl esters in the acid fraction of extracts from leaves of juvenile and adult Hedera helix L. Combined gas chromatography-mass spectrometry data were obtained for the extract of adult tissues and thin-layer chromatography, gas-liquid chromatography and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry data for that of juvenile tissues. An estimation of the amounts of abscisic acid present in extracts from both growth phases was carried out using a single ion monitoring technique.

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Abbreviations

ABA:

abscisic acid

GLC:

gas-liquid chromatography

TLC:

thin-layer chromatography

GC-MS:

combined gas chromatography-mass spectrometry

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  1. Department of Botany, The University, G12 8QQ, Glasgow, UK

    John R. Hillman, Ian Young & Brian A. Knights

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Hillman, J.R., Young, I. & Knights, B.A. Abscisic acid in leaves of Hedera helix L.. Planta 119, 263–266 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00429050

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