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Indolepyruvic Acid in Maize

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THE several reports of the presence of indole acetaldehyde in plants (reviewed by Larsen1), coupled with the recent isolation of indoleacetonitrile from cabbage2, suggest that numerous indole derivatives related to indole-acetic acid may be of natural occurrence. The importance of such substances as precursors or breakdown products of the natural auxin needs no elaboration. It was therefore thought worth while to make an extensive investigation of the indole derivatives occurring in plant materials.

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    BRUCE B. STOWE & KENNETH V. THIMANN

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STOWE, B., THIMANN, K. Indolepyruvic Acid in Maize. Nature 172, 764 (1953). https://doi.org/10.1038/172764a0

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