Identification of the cytokinin isopentenyladenine in a strain of Arthronema africanum (Cyanobacteria)

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 89-92

  Stirk, Wendy A ^a   Ordög, Vince ^b   Van Staden, Johannes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b Pannen Univ of Agric Sciences   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Arthronema; Cyanobacteria; Endogenous cytokinins; Isopentenyladenine

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; ISOPENTENYLADENINE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PAPER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

ARTHRONEMA AFRICANUM; ARTHRONEMINA; CYANOBACTERIA; GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 0033057652     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1529-8817.1999.3510089.x     Document Type: Article

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