Purification of IAA from Shoot Tissues2Phaseolus vulgarisand its Analysis by GC-MS

Abstract
Methods are described for the analysis of indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) in extracts from shoot tissues of Phaseolus vulgaris. The purification procedures were designed to supply samples of low dry weight suitable for identification and quantitative estimations by combined gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Three methods of obtaining stable IAA derivatives for GLC were assessed. For quantitative studies, the losses incurred during the purification stages were gauged by radio-GLC, and a selective ion detection (SID) method was used to calculate amounts present in derivatized samples.