LYSOPINE IN NORMAL AND IN CROWN-GALL TUMOR TISSUE OF TOMATO AND TOBACCO

Abstract
The amino acid lysopine was found in the free state in both primary normal and crown-gall tumor tissue of growing tobacco (Nicotianatabacum) and tomato (Lycopersiconesculentum) plants. Identification was made by means of co-chromatography with synthesized lysopine, electrophoresis, and column chromatography. Quantitative analysis showed that tumor tissue contained about 24 times as much lysopine as normal tissue.