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36. Origin of indole-3-acetic acid in insects
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Yokokura Junpei
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Yamaguchi Hiroki
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Nagata Shinji
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Suzuki Yoshihito
… We have reported in the last meeting that a gall-inducing sawfly on a willow tree (Salix japonica) and a gall midge on a mugwort (Artemisia princeps) contained high concentrations of indole-3-acetic acid (IAA), and both showed converting activity of tryptophan (Trp) to IAA. … The possibility that the symbiotic or contaminated bacteria are responsible for the IAA synthesis was eliminated by preparing sterile silkworm larvae, i.e., their RF showed activity to convert Trp both to IAOx and IAA. …
植物化学調節学会研究発表記録集 (46), 52, 2011-10-03
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