G. Teuscher, E. Teuscher
May 1, 1965
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Phytochemistry
Abstract
Abstract 5-Hydroxyindole-3-acetic acid was shown to be the major product obtained after feeding indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) to an alkaloid-producing strain of ergot fungus ( Claviceps purpurea (Fries) Tulasne) in saprophytic culture. Non-alkaloid-producing strains did not hydroxylate IAA. Unlike IAA itself, the 5-hydroxy derivative had no influence on the production of alkaloids by the fungus, and is probably a detoxication product.