Abstract
Seven day old seedlings of Pisum sativum L., cv. Kleine Rheinländerin, were wilted for 3 days. After partially removing the roots, they were rewatered and at the same time radioactive abscisic acid([1-14C]ABA, spec. activity 1.7·108d s-1mmol-1) was applied for 1 h via the xylem of the roots. After 24 h, 4 days, and 12 days the seedlings were extracted and the metabolites of ABA were analyzed by means of thin-layer and gas chromatography in combination with mass spectrometry, autoradiography, and scintillation counting. Phaseic acid (PA) and dihydrophaseic acid (DPA) were identified as metabolites of ABA. The presence of another ABA-metabolite was also demonstrated. From its mass spectrum it has been postulated that this metabolite is 4′-desoxy-ABA. In addition to these substances, several other metabolites, which are more polar than ABA and its known degradation products, were present in the seedlings. The quantity and number of these unknown metabolites increased with time.
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Abbreviations
- ABA:
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abscisic acid
- PA:
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phaseic acid
- DPA:
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dihydrophaseic acid
- TLC:
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thin-layer chromatography
- GC:
-
gas chromatography
- PPO:
-
2,5-diphenyloxazole
- POPOP:
-
2,2′-p-phenylen bis(5-phenyloxazole)
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Tietz, D., Dörffling, K., Wöhrle, D. et al. Identification by combined gas chromatography-mass spectrometry of phaseic acid and dihydrophaseic acid and characterization of further abscisic acid metabolites in pea seedlings. Planta 147, 168–173 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00389520
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