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Mass spectrometric measurement of zeatin glycoside levels in Vinca rosea L. crown gall tissue

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The range of zeatin glycosides found in crown gall tissue of Vinca rosea L. has been quantified using a mass spectrometric isotope dilution procedure. Problems in the quantitative analysis of cytokinins in plant extracts are discussed.

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Abbreviations

GC/MS:

coupled gas chromatography-mass spectrometry

HPLC:

high-performance liquid chromatography

Me:

methyl

Z:

zeatin

Z9G:

zeatin 9-glucoside

ZOG:

zeatin O-glucoside

ZR:

zeatin 9-riboside

ZROG:

zeatin 9-riboside O-glucoside

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  1. G. C. Martin

    Present address: Department of Pomology, University of California, 95616, Davis, CA, USA

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

    I. M. Scott, G. C. Martin, R. Horgan & J. K. Heald

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Scott, I.M., Martin, G.C., Horgan, R. et al. Mass spectrometric measurement of zeatin glycoside levels in Vinca rosea L. crown gall tissue. Planta 154, 273–276 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00387874

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