Pathways of IAA production from tryptophan by plants and by their epiphytic bacteria: Metabolism of indolepyruvic acid and indolelactic acid

Abstract
Metabolites of indolepyruvic acid and indolelactic acid were investigated using 2 systems: a bacterial (pea stem homogenates containing the epiphytic bacteria) and a plant system (pea stem sections under sterile conditions). The products of spontaneous indolepyruvic acid decomposition in aqueous solution and during chromatography were investigated, too.