Abstract
A specific solid-phase enzyme immunoassay for the detection of as little as 3–4 pg of indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) is described. The assay involves minimal procedural efforts and requires only standard laboratory equipment. Up to 50 samples in triplicate, processed simultaneously, can be assayed and evaluated in 2.5 h. As little as 1 mg oat coleoptile tissue is sufficient for a quantitative IAA analysis and little or no extract purification is necessary. Using this assay, levels of IAA have been determined in coleoptiles of maize and oat. The distribution of IAA within single coleoptiles was quantitated and the production of IAA during the regeneration of the physiological tip in Avena coleoptiles was investigated. The changes in levels of IAA and other major phytohormones were quantitated during the growth of oat coleoptiles.
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Abbreviations
- ABA:
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abscisic acid
- BHT:
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butylated hydroxytoluene
- BSA:
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bovine serum albumin
- IAA:
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indole-3-acetic acid
- TBS:
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Trishydroxymethylaminomethane buffered saline
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Weiler, E.W., Jourdan, P.S. & Conrad, W. Levels of indole-3-acetic acid in intact and decapitated coleoptiles as determined by a specific and highly sensitive solid-phase enzyme immunoassay. Planta 153, 561–571 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00385542
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