Three oxidative metabolites of indole-3-acetic acid from Arabidopsis thaliana

Phytochemistry. 2007 Jun;68(12):1651-63. doi: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2007.04.030. Epub 2007 Jun 4.

Abstract

Three metabolites of indole-3-acetic acid (IAA), N-(6-hydroxyindol-3-ylacetyl)-phenylalanine (6-OH-IAA-Phe), N-(6-hydroxyindol-3-ylacetyl)-valine (6-OH-IAA-Val), and 1-O-(2-oxoindol-3-ylacetyl)-beta-d-glucopyranose (OxIAA-Glc), were found by a liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-ESI-MS/MS)-based search for oxidative IAA metabolites during the vegetative growth of Arabidopsis. Their structures were confirmed by making a comparison of chromatographic characteristics and mass spectra between naturally occurring compounds and synthetic standards. An incorporation study using deuterium-labeled compounds showed that 6-OH-IAA-Phe and 6-OH-IAA-Val were biosynthesized from IAA-Phe and IAA-Val, respectively, which strongly suggested the formation of these amino acid conjugates of IAA in plants. Both 6-OH-IAA-Phe and 6-OH-IAA-Val were inactive as auxins, as indicated by no significant root growth inhibition in Arabidopsis. Quantitative analysis demonstrated that OxIAA-Glc was present in the largest amount among the metabolites of IAA in Arabidopsis, suggesting that the conversion into OxIAA-Glc represents the main metabolic process regarding IAA in Arabidopsis.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Arabidopsis / drug effects
  • Arabidopsis / growth & development
  • Arabidopsis / metabolism*
  • Chromatography, Liquid
  • Glucosides / chemistry
  • Glucosides / metabolism*
  • Glucosides / pharmacology
  • Hydroxylation
  • Indoleacetic Acids / chemistry
  • Indoleacetic Acids / metabolism*
  • Indoleacetic Acids / pharmacology
  • Molecular Structure
  • Oxidation-Reduction
  • Phenylalanine / analogs & derivatives*
  • Phenylalanine / chemistry
  • Phenylalanine / metabolism
  • Phenylalanine / pharmacology
  • Plant Roots / drug effects
  • Plant Roots / growth & development
  • Plant Roots / metabolism
  • Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization
  • Tandem Mass Spectrometry
  • Valine / analogs & derivatives*
  • Valine / chemistry
  • Valine / metabolism
  • Valine / pharmacology

Substances

  • 1-O-(2-oxoindol-3-ylacetyl)-beta-D-glucopyranose
  • Glucosides
  • Indoleacetic Acids
  • N-(6-hydroxyindol-3-ylacetyl)-phenylalanine
  • N-(6-hydroxyindol-3-ylacetyl)-valine
  • Phenylalanine
  • indoleacetic acid
  • Valine