The Journal of Organic Chemistry

Synthesis of 4-azidoindole-3-acetic acid, a photoprobe causing sustained auxin activity

LL Melhado, JL Brodsky

Index: Melhado, L. Lee; Brodsky, Jeffrey L. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 1988 ,  vol. 53,  # 16  p. 3852 - 3855

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Abstract

Earlier2-4 we reported the synthesis of 4-, 5-, and 6-azidoindole-3-acetic acid (4-N31AA, 5- N31AA, and 6-N31AA), plant hormone analogues designed as photoaffinity labeling reagents5 to be used for identification and isolation of auxin receptors. Extensive chemical