Indole‐3‐ethanol oxidase in Phycomyces blakesleeanus. Is indole‐3‐ethanol a “storage pool” for IAA?

Indole-3-ethanol (IEt) was extracted from Phycomyces blakesleeanus Bgff. and purified by TLC and HPLC. Identification was performed by mass spectrum. The HPLC-purified compound showed an UV-spectrum typical for indoles, with absorption maxima at 220 and 281 nm. The IEt content varied between 1.5 nmol (g fresh weight)−1 and 5.6 nmol (g fresh weight)−1. The observed variations were strongly correlated with certain developmental stages of the fungus. Furthermore, the decrease of IEt between 60 and 84 h of fungal development coincides with a high IEt oxidase activity. The product of the enzyme reaction was indole-3-acetaldehyde, which was identified by co-chromatography with an authentic standard in several TLC and HPLC systems and by chemical conversion to indole-3-acetaldoxime.

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