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Influence of carboxylic acids on the behaviour of adenine compounds in vitro and the possible implications of these effects on plant metabolic processes
Author(s) -
Duncan H. J.
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
journal of the science of food and agriculture
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.782
H-Index - 142
eISSN - 1097-0010
pISSN - 0022-5142
DOI - 10.1002/jsfa.2740240303
Subject(s) - chemistry , carboxylic acid , in vitro , mercury (programming language) , organic chemistry , salt (chemistry) , amino acid , biochemistry , fatty acid , computer science , programming language
Adenine compounds extracted from plants prior to a mercury purification step exhibit anomalous physical and chemical behaviour compared with commercial samples. Fatty acids were shown to contribute to this effect. Of the fatty acids tried, octanoic acid was the most effective. The bonding involved was sensitive to variations in either pH or salt concentration. For the effective removal of carboxylic acids from adenine with mercury the acids had to be unsaturated. The possibility of interactions occurring in nature between carboxylic acids, e.g. 1‐naphthaleneacetic acid and 3‐indoleacetic acid and adenine and its 6‐substituted derivatives, is briefly discussed.