Indoleacetaldehyde in Cucumber Seedlings

Abstract
The presence of indoleacetaldehyde in cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) cotyledons was demonstrated by TLC RF values in 3 solvent systems, by the formation and hydrolysis of a bisulfite adduct and by chemical reduction to indoleethanol and oxidation to IAA. Bioassays indicated a minimum indoleacetaldehyde content in etiolated cotyledons of 0.7 .mu.g/kg fresh wt. Tissue samples from all parts of both green and etiolated cucumber seedlings reduced exogenously supplied indoleacetaldehyde to indoleethanol.