Presence of Serotonin in Juglans Ailanthifolia var. Ailanthifolia Carr, and its Physiological Effects on Plants
Year: 1989
Type: article
Abstract: Serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine) w as established in acid extracts of the m ature embryo of Juglans ailanthifolia var.ailanthifolia Carr.The biogenic amine from the neutralized extract w as separated on the ion exchanger Amberlite CG-50 and detected by chromatographic, spectrophotometric and spectrofluorimetric methods.B y These methods serotonin w as detected in a quantity of 95 [ig g-' fresh weight.Serotonin influenced rhizogenesis in Aspen leaves culti vated in vitro to the sam e extent as indole-3-acetic acid.The biogenic am ine also ihibited tumor formation in potato tuber discs and stim ulated root formation in tumors.
Language: English
Subfield: Plant Science
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1558518293