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Zeatin-9-glucoside, a major endogenous cytokinin of Vinca rosea L. crown gall tissue

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Cultured crown gall tissue of Vinca rosea L. was found to contain, in addition to the previously reported cytokinins zeatin, zeatin riboside, and the 0-glucosides of these two compounds, relatively high levels of zeatin-9-D-glucopyranoside. This is the first conclusive identification of an endogenous cytokinin 9-glucoside.

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Abbreviations

GC:

gas chromatography

HPLC:

high-performance liquid chromatography

I.D.:

internal diameter

RFE:

rotary film evaporation

TLC:

thin layer chromatography

TMS:

trimethylsilyl

UV:

ultraviolet

Z:

zeatin

Z7G:

zeatin-7-glucoside

Z9G:

zeatin-9-glucoside

Z0G:

zeatin-0-glucoside

ZR:

zeatin riboside

ZR0G:

zeatin riboside-0-glucoside

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  1. Department of Botany and Microbiology, University College of Wales, SY23 3DA, Aberystwyth, UK

    I. M. Scott, R. Horgan & B. A. McGaw

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Scott, I.M., Horgan, R. & McGaw, B.A. Zeatin-9-glucoside, a major endogenous cytokinin of Vinca rosea L. crown gall tissue. Planta 149, 472–475 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00385750

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