Chemical Nature of Antheridogen-A, a Specific Inducer of the Male Sex Organ in Certain Fern Species

27 January 1961

journal article
other
Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science

Vol. 133 (3448) , 284
https://doi.org/10.1126/science.133.3448.284.a

Abstract

Antheridogen-A has been shown to be a complex carboxylic acid. The carboxyl function is necessary for inductor activity since this activity disappears on esterification and reappears after hydrolysis of the ester.

Keywords

FUNCTION
ANTHERIDOGEN
INDUCTOR
REAPPEARS
HYDROLYSIS
FERN
ESTERIFICATION
MALE
SEX

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Purification of a Specific Inducer of the Male Sex Organ in Certain Fern Species
Nature, 1960
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Nature, 1949